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PLATE XXVI. («.■) The reproductive organs of the honey-bee. (From 

 Leuckart, slightly modified.) Fig. i. — Reproductive organs of a queen; 0,0, 

 ovaries ; od, oviduct ; s, spermatheca ; g, gland ; /, poison sac connected with 

 the sting. Fig. 2. — Reproductive organs of a drone ; I, t, testes ; v, vas deferens ; 

 s, s, seminal sacs ; m, m, mucous glands ; ed, ejaculatory duct ; b, pouch or bulb. 

 The bulb and the following parts are everted through the outer opening at the 

 time of pairing. 



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PLATE XXVI. ((5.) Fig. i.— The internal anatomy of the honey-bee (after 

 Cheshire), o, oesophagus . hs, honey sac ; /, stomach-mouth ; cs, true stomach 

 or chyle-stomach ; w, malpighian tubes ; si, small intestine ; li, large intestine, 

 A, heart or dorsal vessel ; «, central nervous system ; /, supracerebral glands ; 

 2, postcerebral glands ; j, thoracic glands. The respiratory system and the 

 reproductive organs are not shown in this figure (after Cheshire). Fig. 2. — 

 The respiratory svstem of ihe honey-bee. s, s, s, spiracles ; a, enlarged trachea 

 or air sac (.adap ed from Leuckart). 



