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INSECT MANUFACTURES. 



On the surface of the upper comb are several 

 masses of wax of a roundish and irregular form, 



CELLS OP THE HUMBLE BEE. 



about an inch and a quarter in diameter and half 

 an inch deep; these are brood cells, containing 

 each six or seven large larvae, lying close together 

 upon a quantity of pollen and honey placed there 

 for the purpose of nourishing them as soon as they 

 are hatched. When the food is consumed, the 

 workers make an opening in the top of the cell and 

 introduce a new supply, taking care to seal up the 

 cells again. The cells are sometimes split open as 

 the grub increases in size, upon which the workers 



