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PHVSIOLOGY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



must necessarily leave the hive; and it is very important to 

 their safety that they should be sure to find a drone without 

 being compelled to make frequent excursions ; for being larger 

 than workers, and less active on the wing, queens are more 



Fig. 38. 

 SEXUAL ORGANS OF DRONE. 



(Magnified. After Barbd.) 



a,a, testicles; b,b, mucous glands; c, seminal duct; d, part in which 

 the'spermatophore is formed; e, hollow horns and penis. 



