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workers. As autumn comes on, liowcvcr, aiul the 

 future of the race must be provided for, slie lays 

 e^^s whicli hatcli out a lirood of perfect females 

 or queens like herself. It is probable that the 

 same e^j^ may develop either into a queen or a 

 worker, and that the difference ot type is due to 



NO. 5 -NKsr or THEK. WASI*, with I-AI'KK pauii v RKMOVEI). 



the nature of the food and traininj^. A younj^ }4rub 

 fed on ordinary food in an ordinary cell becomes a 

 neuter ; but a similar j^rub, fed on royal food and 

 cradled in a larj^er cell, develops into a queen. As 

 with ourselves, in fact, rovalty is merely a matter of 

 the surroundings. 



