THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. 
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species. In Bees, the crop is called the “ honey -bag.” 
The gizzard is found in Insects having mandibles, and is 
Fig. 41.—Alimentary canal of a Beetle: Fig. 42. — Alimentary Canal of the Bee 
pharynx; 6, gullet, leading to crop, (Apis mellifica): a , gullet; b , crop; c, d, 
c, gizzard, d , and stomach, e; /, deli- stomach ; e, small intestine ; /, large in- 
cate urinary tubes; g , intestine ; h , testine; g , anal orilice; h, urinary ves* 
other secreting organs. sels ; i, auxiliary glands. 
frequently lined with rows of horny teeth, which are spe¬ 
cially developed in Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Locusts. 
The intestines are remarkable for their convolutions. In¬ 
sects have no true liver; but its functions are performed 
by little cell-masses on the inside of the stomach. 39 
The alimentary canal of Spiders is short and straight, 
the pharynx and gullet being very minute. The stomach 
is characterized by sending out tubular prolongations, and 
ri n" h c h o 
Fig 43.— Anatomy of a Sphinx Moth: n, nervous cord ; n\ brain sending off nerves 
to the legs, 1% l", V ", and for the wings at n "; h, dorsal vessel, or heart; c , crop; 
s, stomach; intestines; o, reproductive organs ; o', oviduct; 8-20, segments. 
