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

 Leuckart, slightly modified.) FIG. i. Reproductive organs of a queen; o, o, 

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

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

 s. s, seminal sacs ; ;, ?, mucous glands ; eti, 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. (b.} FIG. i. The internal anatomy of the honey-bee (after 

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

 or chyle-stomach ; jtt, malpighian tubes ; si, small intestine ; //', large intestine, 

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

 2, postcerebral glands ; 3, thoracic glands. The respiratory system and the 

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

 The respiratory system of the honey-bse. s, s, s, spiracles ; a, enlarged trachea 

 nr air sac (adapted from Leuckart). 



