 At the moment when the egg is laid, the sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the anthophora serves not only as a raft, but...  The Study of Life - Page 34by Henry Macnaughton Jones - 1874 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1862 - 628 pages
...fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring. For the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...too little for both ; and the Sitaris, therefore, in its first meal, relieves iteelf from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | 1862 - 518 pages
...fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring. For the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey, which is enough for either, would bo too little for both ; and the Sitaris, therefore, in its first meal, relieves itself from its only... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1873 - 584 pages
...fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring. For the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...too little for both ; and the Sitaris, therefore, in its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - Entomology - 1874 - 128 pages
...up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring : for the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey...transformation, and makes its appearance in a very different form, as shown in Fig. 10. The honey which was fatal before is no-.v necessary ; the activity... | |
 | Great Britain - 1877 - 938 pages
...is beginning to devour her offspring; for the egg of the anthophora serves not only as a raft, hut as a repast. The honey, which is enough for either, would be too little for both ; and the eitaris, therefore, at its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg... | |
 | John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - 1878 - 24 pages
...fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring, for the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey...its first transformation, and makes its appearance iu a different form, as shown in Figure 10. The honey which was fatal before is now necessary ; the... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - Archaeology - 1879 - 250 pages
...up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...transformation, and makes its appearance in a very different form. The honey, which was fatal before, is now necessary, the activity, which before was... | |
 | John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - Natural history - 1882 - 244 pages
...fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the bee serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...transformation, and makes its appearance in a very different form. II. The honey, which was fatal before, is now necessary — the activity, which before... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - Animal behavior - 1891 - 544 pages
...be* Weiamann, " On Heredity," p. 91. ginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...transformation, and makes its appearance in a very different form. ... It changes into a white, fleshy grub, so organized as to float on the surface of... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - Animal behavior - 1896 - 422 pages
...up her cell, her mortal enemy is beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the Anthophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey,...transformation, and makes its appearance in a very different form. ... It changes to a white fleshy grub, so organized as to float on the surface of the... | |
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