THE HONEY-BEE. 



to the coxa. One purpose effected by these two 

 portions is to give great freedom of motion to the 

 whole member. Next comes the femur, or thigh, a 

 longer and flatter division. This is followed by the 

 tibia, or shank, a stouter and thicker division, which, 

 especially in the hind-legs, becomes gradually wider 



Fig. 28. — Lower Segments of Hind- 

 Leg OF Bee, considerably 



ENLARGED. 



Fig. 2g,- 



-Co.MPLETE Hind-Leg 

 of Bee. 



downwards, and in the workers is adapted to a very 

 special use, as we shall directly see. Then in succes- 

 sion we have the tarsus, or foot, consisting of five 

 joints, the first very much stouter than the rest, and 

 as long as the remaining four. It is terminated by a 

 pair of hooked claws, with a cushion or pulvillus. 



We have already spoken of the remarkable ap- 

 paratus found in the four anterior tarsi, adapted to 



