TWO YOUNG NATURALISTS. 



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mausoleum or monument, standing in the middle of 

 the hive, remains the sole vestige of the deceased 

 enemy." 



" Certainly very ingenious. But now, about wax 

 and honey ? " 



"I am coming to that. As soon as the abode is 

 made habitable the workers in wax begin to fabricate 

 the hexagonal cells with which you are familiar, and 



n:A<;>rr.xT OF cojrii. WITH BEES AT WORK ON IT. 



which serve the double purpose of storehouses for 

 provisions and of cradles for the future posterity. 



" This wax is secreted by the bees. Formerly it was 

 supposed to be gathered from flowers, but it is now 

 known that it is secreted by means of a special struc- 

 ture on the hinder part of the body, and that it is not 

 pollen, kneaded or altered by working. 



"With regard to honey, it appears that they in 



