Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 539
es them to stay in the nest. But there areothers of these inquilines who are very differentfrom their hosts, so how do they manage to re-main in the nest? Another theory is that theseinquilines must be of some service to the bumble-bees with whom they live or their presence wouldnot be tolerated in… … A VIEW OF BUMBLEBEES (AFTER MCCOOK) IN AN ABANDONED FIELD MOUSE NEST.The covering to the nest is made of rootlets, removed to show cells therein. The bee at the left in the upper panel is the guest (Psithyrus)The host bee is shown at the right. The eggs are purposely drawn a little large in…
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