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FIRST TARSAL SEGMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

Also, the first tarsal segment (...) of each hind leg in bees is greatly enlarged and covered with hairs that form a brush or pollen basket used for collecting and carrying flower pollen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

à ce tibia, abondamment garni de poils, fait suite le tarse (...), formé de cinq segments dont le premier est si volumineux qu'il est égal en longueur aux quatre autres réunis. C'est le métatarse (...), pièce rectangulaire garnie de soies raides disposées en rangées symétriques, (...) aussi le nom de brosse est-il resté à cette étrille (...) destinée au ratissage du pollen des fleurs et, (...) à la récolte et au transport des provisions.

Spanish

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