Peter Parley's FarewellR. S. H. George, 1841 - 324 pagine |
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Pagina 77
... cells of the insects , then comes the office of the tongue . This is three or four inches long , tipped with a stiff , sharp , bony thorn , and what is most remarka- ble , this tip is jagged on each side , like the barb of a hook . The ...
... cells of the insects , then comes the office of the tongue . This is three or four inches long , tipped with a stiff , sharp , bony thorn , and what is most remarka- ble , this tip is jagged on each side , like the barb of a hook . The ...
Pagina 101
... cells , to be safe from the cold . There are seven or eight thousand of these young grubs , in a large nest , so you may im- agine that it requires much diligence to do this , besides licking them with their tongues as a cat does her ...
... cells , to be safe from the cold . There are seven or eight thousand of these young grubs , in a large nest , so you may im- agine that it requires much diligence to do this , besides licking them with their tongues as a cat does her ...
Pagina 107
... cells ! Let us follow a colony of bees through the various tasks they have to perform , and we shall see with what surprising instincts they are endowed . Many countries abound with wild bees , and these form their own nests ; but I ...
... cells ! Let us follow a colony of bees through the various tasks they have to perform , and we shall see with what surprising instincts they are endowed . Many countries abound with wild bees , and these form their own nests ; but I ...
Pagina 108
... cells , or little chambers , in which to store up their honey , and bring up the young . These cells cannot be made without wax ; the first business therefore is to obtain that substance . You probably suppose that the bees collect it ...
... cells , or little chambers , in which to store up their honey , and bring up the young . These cells cannot be made without wax ; the first business therefore is to obtain that substance . You probably suppose that the bees collect it ...
Pagina 109
... cells . These cells are joined to each other's sides , and placed in a double row , end to end , so that each side of the comb is full of holes , fit for containing eggs or honey . The bee we have just men- tioned pulls out the little ...
... cells . These cells are joined to each other's sides , and placed in a double row , end to end , so that each side of the comb is full of holes , fit for containing eggs or honey . The bee we have just men- tioned pulls out the little ...
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