Secrets of Animal Life
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The wasps' nest, a model of " efficiency " in the summer-time, is falling into ruins; all the tenants have gone, and intruders are pillaging the edifice. The ranks of the workers were thinned weeks ago by bad weather and cold; the parent queen died of exhaustion; the surviving workers ate up the remaining grubs and died also; the drones likewise disappeared, so now the sole survivors of the colony are the young queens, who, after mating, sought out secluded corners where they have fallen into t...heir " winter sleep. " For humble-bees the story is in a general way the same; only the young queens are left, hidden in their winter quarters. Contrast this, however, with hive-bees under man's aegis. The elaboration of the storing instincts, the greater division of labor and solidarity, and the more permanent " hive " have made it possible for the 116 SECRETS OF ANIMAL LIFE community to evade the terrific autumnal elimina- tion seen in ordinary wasps and humble-bees. The activities in the hive sink to a minimum, it is true, but the point is that the community lasts, and in a favorable year should not, after yielding much honey to their owner, require any winter feeding from him if he is not too greedy in what he exacts.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The wasps' nest, a model of " efficiency " in the summer-time, is falling into ruins; all the tenants have gone, and intruders are pillaging the edifice. The ranks of the workers were thinned weeks ago by bad weather and cold; the parent queen died of exhaustion; the surviving workers ate up the remaining grubs and died also; the drones likewise disappeared, so now the sole survivors of the colony are the young queens, who, after mating, sought out secluded corners where they have fallen into t...heir " winter sleep. " For humble-bees the story is in a general way the same; only the young queens are left, hidden in their winter quarters. Contrast this, however, with hive-bees under man's aegis. The elaboration of the storing instincts, the greater division of labor and solidarity, and the more permanent " hive " have made it possible for the 116 SECRETS OF ANIMAL LIFE community to evade the terrific autumnal elimina- tion seen in ordinary wasps and humble-bees. The activities in the hive sink to a minimum, it is true, but the point is that the community lasts, and in a favorable year should not, after yielding much honey to their owner, require any winter feeding from him if he is not too greedy in what he exacts.
What to read after Secrets of Animal Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J Arthur John Arthur Thomson to read onlineMoreLess
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