86 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



must necessarily leave the hive; and it is very important to 

 their safety that they should be sure to find a drone without 

 being compelled to make frequent excursions; for being larger 

 than workers, and less active on the wing, queens are more 



Fig. 38. 

 SEXTJAL ORGANS OP DEONB. 



(Magnified. After Barb5.) 



a,a, testicles ; &,6, mucous glands ; o, seminal duct ; d, part in which 

 the spermatophore is formed ; e, hollow horns and penis. 



