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THE PJRAf ;"ll''!rilM. u. Rn.'u m 







T'ig. 9. -STINO OF THE BEE.— iMasnified thirty times.) 

 A, Sting separated from its Musrks^ps, Poison 8ac; pg , Poison Gland, 

 5th g, Fifth Abdominal Ganglion; n, n, Nei'ves; e, External Thin Membrane 

 joining Sting to last Abdominal Segment ; i, 7:, and I, and i', k', and /', Levers 

 to move Darts; sh, Sheath; v, Tulva; p. Sting Palpiia, or Feeler; b. Barbs. B 

 and C, Sections through Darts and Sheath, magnified 300 times— s/i. Sheath; 

 d, Darta ; h, Barbs; p, Poison Channel. D, Termination of Dart, magnified 20Q 

 times — 0, o, Openings fur Poison to escaije into A\'ound. 



