This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
This ant belongs to the Mason-Ants which employ a mortar in raising their hillocks at the same time…
Also known as the Parasol Ant. They are called this because of the way they carry leaves above their…
This ant is "parasitical on solitary bees; their larvae devouring the larvae of the bees."
This ant is "parasitical on solitary bees; their larvae devouring the larvae of the bees."
"The Philanthus feeds its larvae on bees, having first numbed them by its sting. It belongs…
"It also belongs to the family which manages to place its eggs under the skin of other insects."
"Its body is transparent, the head and wings can be made out, but no legs. The mouth is a retractible…
"The Red Ant plies, according to circumstances, the trade of a mason or excavator. All these are bustling,…
"When the pupa is born, the workers watch over the newly-born insect; for some days they feed it, help…
"One colony of ants will attach another, and those captured are made slaves. The warlike tribes never…
"Bee seen through a magnifying-glass at the moment when the plates of wax appear between the segments…
"The Carpenter Bee, or Wood Piercer, hollows out galleries in decayed wood, and builds in them cells…
"The female is smaller than the male, and has a longer body than the working bee; the wings are shorter…
"As the larva increases in size, its food is made to acquire a more decided taste of honey. In the space…
"The males are larger and more hairy than the working bee, emitting a sonorous and buzzing sound, have…
"The Mason Bees build their nests against the walls with tempered earth, which becomes very hard."
"The Leaf Cutting Bees make their nests in tubes lined with the leaves of the rose, the willow, the…
"Represents a hive constructed with leaves, which open like a book; it was invented by a naturalist…
A. large cell intended for the larvae of the queens B. middling-sized cells intended for the…
"Each cell forms a small, hexagonal cup, closed on one side only by a pyramidal base. These bees always…
"In order to take the honey successfully from the hives, it is usually the custom to stupefy the bees…
"Portion of the comb, with the eggs occupying the cells. One of the royal cells has been opened by the…
Hornets "make their nests in trunks of old trees, perforating the sound wood to arrive at the heart,…
"The joint is used for gathering the pollen; it folds back on the leg and forms with it a sort of small…
"Another species which devours the leaves of pine trees. It represents another family of saw-flies."
"The insects of the genus Sirex belong to a species which lay their eggs in living wood, and…
"Toward the end of summer the nest may contain three thousand workers and many females, who live together…
"Toward the end of summer the nest may contain three thousand workers and many females, who live together…
"The Card Making Wasp of Cayenne is a consummate artist. From an architectural point of view, the card…
"Wasps live in companies, which last only a year and are composed of males, females and workers. Their…
"There are solitary wasps which make their cells in holes, which they scoop out in the ground or in…
"There are solitary wasps which make their cells in holes, which they scoop out in the ground or in…
"There are solitary wasps which make their cells in holes, which they scoop out in the ground or in…