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LETTER XVIII. 



PERFECT SOCIETIES OF INSECTS continued 

 Sf Humble Bees 



Wasps. 



Individuals composing the society 

 Labours of workers 

 Storing up honey 

 Sentinels 



Humble Bees 



Individuals composing the society 

 Employment of females 

 Small females 

 Parasitic Humble Bees 

 Temper and disposition 



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LETTER XIX. 



PERFECT SOCIETIES OF INSECTS continued 

 Hive Bee 



Individuals composing the society 



Education of a new Queen 



Larvae and pupae ... 



Queen Bee '* * 



Combats of Queens 



First swarm conducted by the old Queen 



Treatment of young Queens 



Devotion to the Queen 



Loss of a Queen ... 



Fecundation of the Queen - 



Oviposition by the Queen 



Swarming ... 



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LETTER XX. 



PERFECT SOCIETIES OF INSECTS concluded 

 Hive Bee 



Drones .... 



Workers 



collecting nectar 

 pollen 

 propolis - 



Distance of excursions 



Scouts 



Population of a hive 



Transportation of hives 



Ventilation 



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