Note 936 — LETTER XLIV.
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Dr. Bevan asserts (The Honey-bee, 197) "that we have no evidence that pollen constitutes any part of the food of adult bees." Had he consulted Reaumur (v. 418) he would have found that this great man examined the proceedings of a bee with a magnifying glass, and distinctly saw her devour very deliberately the masses of pollen on her hind legs. He says also (Ibid. 419.) that if the stomach and intestines are opened, they will be found filled with that substance.