On British wild flowers considered in relation to insects (1890)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 42
HIND-LEGS OF BEES. [CHAP. 20 necessity of using their mouth for certain domestic purposes has limited its specialisation in this parti- cular direction. If, again, we examine the hind-legs of bees, we shall find gradations similar to those already men- tioned in the lower lip. In Prosopis (Fig. 21)… … FIG. 24, FIG. 21. FIG. 23. FIG. 22. — Left hind-leg of Sphecodcs. FIG. 21. — Left hind-leg of Prosopis. FIG. 24. — Right hind-leg of Haliotus. FIG. 23. — Sphecodes. which, probably, was to clean these burrowing insects from particles of sand and earth, but which in Pro- sopis assist also in the…
Fertilization of plants by insects · Insect-plant relationships · Wild flowers -- Great Britain · Flowers -- Color
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