The Progress of the Race 



Such assemblies merely result from a 

 great number of individuals inhabiting the 

 same locality." 



But when we come to the Panurgi, 

 which are cousins of the Dasypodas, a 

 little ray of light suddenly reveals the 

 birth of a new sentiment in this fortui- 

 tous crowd. They collect in the same 

 way as the others, and each one digs its 

 own subterranean chambers ; but the en- 

 trance is common to all, as also the gal- 

 lery which leads from the surface of the 

 ground to the different cells. " And thus," 

 M. Perez adds, " as far as the work of 

 the cells is concerned, each bee acts as 

 though she were alone; but all make 

 equal use of the gallery that conducts to 

 the cells, so that the multitude profit by 

 the labours of an individual, and are 

 spared the time and trouble required for 

 the construction of separate galleries. It 

 would be interesting to discover whether 



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