ON THE ANATOMY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



THE Honey-Bee, Apis mellifica, is of the order 

 Hymenoptera, or that of insects having four membran- 

 aceous wings. Its anatomic structure presents, even 

 to the superficial observer, striking evidences of design 

 in the All-wise Contriver, and of the admirable adap- 

 tation of its parts to their several uses. 



The body of the insect is about half an inch long, 

 of a blackish-brown colour which deepens with age, 

 and is wholly covered with close-set hairs, which 

 assist greatly in collecting the farina of flowers. 

 (Wood-cut, Fig. 2.) 



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Fig. 2. 



Fig. 1. 



