To Richard Strachey 10 December [1873]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec. 10th
My dear General Strachey
I am very much obliged to you for having taken the trouble to write to me. The case of the Bees interests me much. In all parts of the world, I do not doubt from the size of their jaws that humble bees will be found to be the biters, & hive-bees to profit by their work.2 I think I have somewhere heard of land-shells descending in the curious manner which you describe by a thread of stiff slime—3 My son George will be pleased to hear that you will probably be successful in getting the Geograph. Soc. to have one of the new globes made—4
With many thanks pray believe me | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
The case of the bees interests CD. He does not doubt that because of the size of their jaws humble-bees will be found all over the world to be the biters and hive-bees to profit from their work.
Thinks he has heard of land shells descending in the manner described by RS.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9177
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Richard Strachey
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The British Library (IOL Mss Eur F127)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9177,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9177.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21
