The Hive and Its WondersAmerican Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street., 1851 - 126 páginas |
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... build the waxen cells , take care of the young , and defend the hive , so far as they are able , from enemies of every kind . The worker bee has a long , slender trunk or proboscis , with which it gathers the honey from the flowers ...
... build the waxen cells , take care of the young , and defend the hive , so far as they are able , from enemies of every kind . The worker bee has a long , slender trunk or proboscis , with which it gathers the honey from the flowers ...
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... build their city in a hollow tree , or any other place they like , where they could find room . But we are very willing to furnish them with a home , neat and pretty in appearance , and conve- nient in arrangement , in order that we may ...
... build their city in a hollow tree , or any other place they like , where they could find room . But we are very willing to furnish them with a home , neat and pretty in appearance , and conve- nient in arrangement , in order that we may ...
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... No other shape would do nearly so well to save room , to give the greatest strength , to save the wax used in building the cells . Their. Arrangement of the Combs , as seen in a Glass Hive . 5 THE HONEY - BEE . 49 ...
... No other shape would do nearly so well to save room , to give the greatest strength , to save the wax used in building the cells . Their. Arrangement of the Combs , as seen in a Glass Hive . 5 THE HONEY - BEE . 49 ...
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J. H. Cross. save the wax used in building the cells . Their sides fit into each other as no other shape would .. If the cells had been quite round , which seems best suited to the shape of the insect , there would have been room wasted ...
J. H. Cross. save the wax used in building the cells . Their sides fit into each other as no other shape would .. If the cells had been quite round , which seems best suited to the shape of the insect , there would have been room wasted ...
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... build them , and at last they would not be so convenient for the use of an insect with a round body , like that of ... building . Each cell would be weaker , too , had it stood alone , and separate from other cells ; while all are ...
... build them , and at last they would not be so convenient for the use of an insect with a round body , like that of ... building . Each cell would be weaker , too , had it stood alone , and separate from other cells ; while all are ...
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Términos y frases comunes
appear attention baskets become begin body bottom build built busy busy bee called carry cells CHAPTER close cluster collect colour comb common contains covering creature destroy direction drones early eggs enemies enter entrance fall flower follow formed gather give given head hive honey honey-comb insect keep kind known labours laid leave length light little bee little creature live load look manner mouth move never nurse once opening pass perhaps persons pollen poor powers prepared queen ranges remarkable remove rest rich round royal season seems seen shape side single sometimes soon sting summer supply swarm sweet taken thee things thou thousands tree turned usually wants whole wild bees wings wonderful workers worms young
Pasajes populares
Página 114 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax: it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Página 114 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Página 126 - And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Página 114 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Página 98 - And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Página 117 - So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul : when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Página 92 - Not to myself alone I rise and set ; I write upon night's coronal of jet His power and skill who formed our myriad host ; A friendly beacon at heaven's open gate, I gem the sky, That man might ne'er forget, in every fate, His home on high."
Página 54 - Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days : Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.
Página 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee! Thou art a miser, thou busy, busy Bee! Late and early at employ; Still on thy golden stores intent, Thy summer in heaping and hoarding is spent, What thy winter will never enjoy: Wise lesson this for me, thou busy, busy Bee!
Página 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee. Thou wert working late, thou busy, busy Bee ! After the fall of the Cistus...