From J. B. Innes 14 September 1881
Summary
JBI’s observations on bees and wasps. The hexagonal cells made by solitary queen wasps do not fit explanation in Origin.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13337 |
To J. B. Innes 15 September 1881
Summary
CD interested in JBI’s observations of behaviour of bees. Finds his criticism about hexagonal cells made by queen wasps a good one. Cannot remember how he got out of the difficulty.
His book on worms to be published soon.
E. A. Darwin has died after short illness.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
Date: | 15 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13339 |
From J. B. Innes 20 September 1881
Summary
Did not intend his last letter as criticism. Is sure CD would not "wriggle out" of a difficulty if he had observed it.
Sends CD a wasps’ nest.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13343 |
To J. B. Innes 22 September [1881]
Summary
Wasps’ nest has arrived.
Gives his view of how queen wasp builds a hexagonal cell by straightening walls between several cells, which she builds at the same time.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
Date: | 22 Sept [1881] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13349 |
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