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Read in the Wunder reader — freeTHE ANTS, 31
THE SOCIAL WASPS, 35
THE HUMBLE BEES, 39
THE BEES WITH BIFID TONGUES, 44
THE BEES WITH POINTED TONGUES, 48
LEAF-CUTTING BEES, 52
Osmia AND ITS HABITS, 55
A COLONY OF Anthophora, 61
BEES AND POLLEN-COLLECTING, 65
ON BEES' TONGUES, AND HOW THEY SUCK HONEY, 72
A DREADFUL PARASITE, 77
{viii} AMONGST THE BEES AT WORK, 81
ANTS, THEIR GUESTS, AND THEIR LODGERS, 88
HOW CAN AN "ACULEATE" BE RECOGNIZED?, 92
MALES AND FEMALES, 95
THE VAGARIES OF COLOUR AND STRUCTURE IN THE SEXES, 100
THE DISTRIBUTION, RARITY, OR ABUNDANCE OF VARIOUS SPECIES, 105
ON BEES' WINGS, 110
ON BREEDING ACULEATES, ETC., 113
ON COLOUR, 119
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSECTS FROM THE EGG, 124
ON STRUCTURE, 132
INDEX, 141
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
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Fig. 1. Bombus, larva and nymph: after Packard 11
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