Photo: James's Press Agency. 



QUEEN OF THE TERMITES AND HER COURT 



The queen Termite is about the length of our middle finger. Most of the length goes to the posterior body, which is bloated with 

 eggs. The relatively small head and thorax are seen in front. The queen is lying in the royal chamber of the termitary, the door of 

 which, though originally allowing her entrance, is much too small to allow her exit now. She often lays sixty eggs per minute. She i 

 seen surrounded by a body-guard of workers, and outside these a circle of soldiers. 



Photo reproduced by courtesy of F. Davidson 

 (f Co. 



TONGUE OF HIVE BEE 



By means of this long tongue the worker- 

 bee is able to extract from flowers the nectar 

 which is afterwards stored as honey in the 

 hive. 



Photo: James's Press Agency. 



POLLEN BASKET ON HIND-LEG OF HONEY- 

 BEE (WORKER) 



Pollen, kneaded into a little ball, is carried 

 from the flower to the hive in receptacle shown. 



