 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 as...  Nature - Page 32edited by - 1873Full view - About this book
 | 1862 - 628 pages
...us to insert, M. Fabre convinced himself that at the moment when the egg is laid, the Sitaris larva springs upon It. Even while the poor mother is carefully...the Sitaris, therefore, in its first meal, relieves iteelf from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on the empty shell the Sitaris... | |
 | 1862 - 518 pages
...us to insert, M. Fabre convinced himself that at the moment when the egg is laid, the Sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...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 John Lubbock - Insects - 1874 - 132 pages
...larva of the Sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid the Sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...be too little for both; and the Sitaris, therefore, at its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | Henry Macnaughton Jones - 1874 - 100 pages
...larva of the Sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid, the Sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the Antlirophora serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey, which is enough for either, would... | |
 | Great Britain - 1877 - 938 pages
...larva of the sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid the sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...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,... | |
 | John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - 1878 - 24 pages
...larvœ of the Sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid, the Sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...be too little for both, and the Sitaris, therefore, at its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - Archaeology - 1879 - 250 pages
...larva of the sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid, the sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...too little for both ; and the sitaris, therefore, at its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - Natural history - 1882 - 244 pages
...larva of the Sitaris. The mystery was solved. At the moment when the egg is laid, the Sitaris larva springs upon it. Even while the poor mother is carefully...beginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the bee serves not only as a raft, but as a repast. The honey, which is enough for either, would be too... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - Animal behavior - 1891 - 542 pages
...is carefully fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is be* Weismann, " On Heredity," p. 91. ginning to devour her offspring ; for • the egg of the anthophora...too little for both ; and the sitaris, therefore, at its first meal, relieves itself from its only rival. After eight days the egg is consumed, and on... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - Animal behavior - 1891 - 544 pages
...the female bee. Then again they await their chance. The moment the bee lays an egg, the sitaris larva springs upon it. " Even while the poor mother is carefully fastening up her cell, her mortal enemy is be* Weiamann, " On Heredity," p. 91. ginning to devour her offspring ; for the egg of the anthophora... | |
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