
cape the observation of the busy apiarist. I was so fortunate, 
about a year ago, as to discover a remarcable brood just emer- 
‘ging from de cell. They exhibited such a variety of combinations, 
of both the 4} and worker bee, in each individual, that my 
first impression was that Dr. Dzierzon’s theory certainly could 
not recover from the effect of such witnesses. The queen was a 
young ltalian, about two months old, extra large, of fine form and 
light in colour. The colony was a fourframe nucleus. Workers hy- 
brids. Many of the cells had raised caps, and it was from them 
that the monstrosities emerged. 
I will describe them: 
1. Perfectly formed drones, but not larger than worker. 
2. Drone-abdomen and thorax, with a worker-head. (Ill. 2 a.) 
3. Worker-abdomen and thorax, with a drone-head. (IIL. 1 a.) 
4, Drone-abdomen and thorax, with one-half of the head 
worker-like, the other drone-like. (I. 1a od. I. 2a.) 
5. Worker-abdomen and thorax, with one-half of the head 
worker-like, the other drone-like. (I. 1a od. I. 2a.) 
6. One-half of the head, thorax and abdomen drone like, the 
other worker-like. (I. 1g od. I. 22.) 
They were all reared in worker cells, and there were several 
specimens of each kind. 
I find upon research that such monstrosities were observed. 
years ago, and carefully dissected by that celebrated entomologist, 
Von Siebold. He found in them a combination of sexual characters 
in their generative organs, therefore, called hermaphrodites. Bees 
are conceded to be bisexual, such a thing as true hermaphrodites 
among them is perhaps impossible. The development of the in- 
ternal organs are singularly correlated with the peculiarities of 
the external. In those with the worker-abdomen, he found the 
seminal receptacle and ovaries present, but empty. The sting 
with its vesicle and glands well developed. In those with the 
drone-abdomen, the J sexual organs were well developed, the 
testes containig spermatozoids, the ovarian organs, sting and 
poison apparatus existing in an imperfect state. 
He ascribes the production of them to an imperfect fecun- 
dation of the ovum. 
It has been established, beyond doubt, that the queen bee | 
can control the sex of the egg at will. The eggs in the ovaries, 
contain a (4 sex-producing germ; to change the sex of the egg 
germ to ©, the queen causes the egg to come in contact 
