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microscope. That they are organs of touch — 

 " feelers " — there can be no doubt, and that they also 

 perform the functions of hearing and smelling, 

 although an open question at present, is generally 

 beliexed bv naturalists. 



Fig. 5. HEAD OF WORKER BEE. 



a, Antennce ; b. Corn-pound eyes ; c, Jaws ; d. Maxilla^ ; 

 e. Lateral -palpi ; /, Ligula, or tongue ; g, Stemmata. 



The Mouth Parts consist of several organs, as 

 shown in the figure, the chief of which is the tongue. 

 The end of this is covered with whorls of hair, and is 

 furnished with a spoon-shaped hollow on the under 

 side, opening into a capillary tube on the upper side, 

 into which the liquid passes when the bee is sipping. 

 Herman Miiller, in his work on ** The Fertilisation of 



