Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 104
sses offood in each cell are composed of the pollenand nectar of flowers. The partitions are oflittle bits of wood, arranged usually in a spiralform, and cemented together. There is also a mason-bee, that constructs itsnest of grains of sand fastened together by asticky substance. Perhaps some of… … CARPENTER-BEE. (a, showing arrangement of the cells and vervthe food within each cell; b, enlargedview of one cell.) Vol. XXIX.—11. THE MASON-BEE AND ITS TUBULAR NEST, OF GRAINS OFSAND, ATTACHED TO A BEAM. GERMINATING SEEDS.In accord with the suggestions and prize offersin the April number for…
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