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copied from Huber, gives a representation of one 

 of the segments or rings, in which a b is a small 

 horny prominence, forming the division between two 

 areas which are bounded by a solid edge c n d g m e, 

 " The scales of wax, (Fig. 2,) are deposited in thes< 

 two areas, and assume the same shape, viz. an irregulai 

 pentagon. Only eight scales are furnished by each 

 individual Bee, for the first and last ring, constituted 

 differently from the others, afford none. The scales 

 do not rest immediately on the body of the insect ; 

 a slight liquid medium is interposed, which serves 

 to lubricate the junctures of the rings, and facilitate 

 the extraction of the scales, which might otherwise 

 adhere too firmly to the sides of the receptacles." * 



* Huber's Observations on Bees, page 324. 



