ANATOMT OF TKE BEE. 



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the spermatophorc (43) the organs are ruptured, and the drone 

 dies. The queen, having now within her "the potency of the 

 two sexes," returns to the hive carrying, as an appendage, part 

 of the male organs — a sure sign of impregnation. 



Fig. 11. 

 ORGANS OF THE QUEEN, ETC. 

 A, Abdomen of Queen, under side (mag-nified eight times) — V, Petiole; O, 0, 

 Ovaries; hs, Position lulled by Honey Sac ; ds, Position through which Digestive 

 System passes; od. Oviduct; co.d, Common Oviduct; E, Egg passing Oviduct; 

 «, Spermatheca; i. Intestine; pb, Poison Bag; pg, Poison Gland; st. Sting; 

 p, Palpi. B, Rudimentary Ovaries of Ordinary Worker — ?/), Rudimentary 

 Spermatheca. C, Partially developed Ovaries of Laying Worker — sp, Rudimen- 

 tary Spermatheca. 



43. Organs of the Queen. — The organs of the queen include 

 the ovaries (Fig. ii, 0.0.) in which the eggs arc developed; 

 the oviducts {od), the spermatheca (s, and Fig. 12), which 

 retains the spermatozoa received from the drone and number- 

 ing, according to Leuckart, the enormous quantity of 



