 Riley says of Anthopora sponsa, an allied species, that it " builds mostly in steeply inclined or perpendicular clay-banks, and, in addition, extends a tube of clay from the entrance. The burrow has usually two branches, which decline about an inch from...  Outlines of Entomology - Page 35by Mary Esther Murtfeldt - 1891 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Biology - 1878 - 916 pages
...of this bee has usually two branches which decline about an inch from the surface of the bank, and six or eight cells are arranged end to end. By means...the honey and bee-bread stored in it for the young. It is evident that this clumsy Meloid will have difficulty in crawling out of or about the cells, and... | |
 | Biology - 1878 - 882 pages
...of this bee has usually two branches which decline about an inch from the surface of the bank, and six or eight cells are arranged end to end. By means...the honey and bee-bread stored in it for the young. It is evident that this clumsy Meloid will have difficulty in crawling out of or about the cells, and... | |
 | United States Entomological Commission - Beneficial insects - 1878 - 832 pages
...burrow has usually two branches which decline about an inch from the surface of the bank, antl G or 8 cells are arranged end to end. By means of saliva the inside of the cell is renMTho stimll size (about 1M1> long) and the hairless and spineless nature of this larva contrast... | |
 | Agriculture - 1891 - 602 pages
...species. Each pair, or more properly each female, builds and provisions a separate nest, which cousists of from a half-dozen to a great number of cells. A...the Carpenter bees, but instead of boring into solid wood they select that which is soft from decay, or confine themselves to the pithy stems of such shrubs... | |
 | Missouri. State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1891 - 602 pages
...younger brothers and sisters have passed out before them. The Mason bees (genus OsmiaJ are a grotip of small, handsome bees of a metallic bluish or green...in it for the young." The Upholsterer bees (genus CeratinaJ resemble the Mason bees in form and color. They build their nests on a plan very similar... | |
 | Academy of Science of St. Louis - Science - 1878 - 968 pages
...burrow has usually two branches which decline about an inch from the surface of the bank, and 6 or 8 cells are arranged end to end. -By means of saliva...the honey and beebread stored in it for the young, It is evident, therefore, that this clumsy Meloid will have difficulty in crawling out of or about... | |
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