Legs of Worken. 



89 



Via. 25. 



Outside. 



Fig. 26. 



Inside. 



Port of Posterior Leg of Worker, much rrn 



t-Tlbia. 



ft— Rim of hairs. 

 <^— Claws. 



p — Pollen basket, 

 e— Bows of hairs. 



U— Joint of tarsi. 



leg is cleaned by drawing it between the mandibles, or 

 between tbe joints of the middle legs. The claws at the 

 end of the feet enable the bees to suspend", and are used 

 in clusiering. They must be very strong, as every bee- 

 keeper can well believe. 

 I The. worker bees possess anjjorgan of defense, which they 



Fig. 2?. 



Anterior Leg of : Worker, magnified. 



are quick to use if occasion demands. This organ is straight, 

 not curved as is the sting of the queen. The poison, which 

 is emitted in stinging and which causes the severe pain, is an 



