THE DRONE. 



^7 



exposed to be caught by birds, or destroyed by sudden gusts 

 of wind. 



In a large Apiaiy, a few drones in each hive, or the num- 

 ber usually found in one, would suffice. Under such cir- 

 cumstances bees are not in a state of nature, like a colony 

 living in a forest, which often has no neighbors for miles. 



Fig 39. 



PENIS AND SPERMATOZOIDS. 



(Much magnified. After Barbo.) 



