Anatomy of the Honey Bee by R E Snodgrass

Anatomy of the Honey Bee by R E Snodgrass

The Anatomy of the Honey Bee is a vintage treatise first published in 1910. It deals in detail with the physiognomy, anatomy, and natural history of the honey bee, making it ideal for those with a serious interest in bees and bee-keeping. Contents include: General External Structure of Insects, The Head of the Bee and Its Appendages, The Structure of the Head, The Antennae and their Sense Organs, The Mandibles and their Glands, The Proboscis, The Epipharynx, The Thorax and its Appendages, The Structure of the Thorax, The Wings and their Articulation, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. This book has been selected for reproduction due to its educational importance, and we are proud to be republishing it now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Bee-keeping.

As a world authority on insect anatomy, Snodgrass has given us in this book a brilliant account of the anatomy of the honey bee and how it relates to the way that bees develop and how and why they function as they do in their interesting communal lifeThis book should be in the library of every student of the honey bee and bee behavior—beekeepers as well as scientists. The book is delightfully written and is enjoyable reading.

* American Bee Journal *

This is not just a technical reference book on honey bee anatomy. It is far more: it is essentially a treatise on entomology using one species as an example, and including a discussion of the fundamentals of embryology, development, and metamorphosis as well as anatomy. The subject of each chapter is approached from the broadest evolutionary point of view, and its horizon includes all the arthropods and beyond, so that the bee really typifies animal life in general. Finally, the language of the book is such that it can be read straight through with pleasure. It is a delight to follow the author through this complete examination of one insect: how it develops, how it grows, and how it operates.

* Entomological News *

R. E. Snodgrass was for most of his life an entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is the author of Anatomy of the Honey Bee, also from Cornell. Diana Sammataro is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Entomology Extension Bee Laboratory of The Ohio State University. Alphonse Avitabile is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Connecticut, Waterbury.

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ISBN 13	9780801493027
ISBN 10	0801493021
Title	Anatomy of the Honey Bee
Author	R E Snodgrass
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	2018-07-15
Number of pages	352
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