CHAPTER IX. 



THORAX AND LEGS. 



Centre of Movement — Simple Embedding— Freeing 

 the Thorax of Hairs — Legs : Insertion of— Joints : 

 Modifications of— Tarsal Hooks: their Uses — Pul- 

 villus : Uses of; How Cleaned ; Automatic Action 

 of; How Folded — Front Legs: Brushes of — 

 Antenna Cleaner: Universally Possessed by Bees 

 — Second Leg Spine: its Use — Third Leg — Wax- 

 plate Pincer — Pollen Brush — Pollen Basket : Its 

 Structure ; How Filled — Legs of Queens and 

 Drones — Droll Error — Comparison of Legs. 



THE thorax, as the centre of locomotion, giving 

 attachment and movement to both legs and wings-, is 

 necessarily nearly filled by large muscles; and these 

 are usually of a pink colour, as may be seen by 

 cutting a recently dead worker, or, better, a drone, 

 down the centre with a keen razor. For elementary 

 study, simple embedding, managed as follows, will be 

 very serviceable : Heat, only sufficiently to melt it, 

 some paraffin or bees' wax, and place in this a few- 

 bees. If the temperature be not too high, the longer 

 the "subjects" for dissection are kept soaking the 



