66 The Bee People. 
sands of what we might call “hearing- 
spots” on the short joints of her antenne. 
She also has thousands of “ smell-hollows” 
on these remarkable antenne joints. The 
hearing-spots and smell-hollows are very, 
very small, so that we can see them only 
by means of the microscope. 
The antenne are also covered with short, 
sp hairs which make them very good 
Ai feelers, able to tell Miss Apis 
x m4 ie what kind of substance she is 
7 B ouciins They thus serve for 
tamtshowing €YCS in the dark hive. You would 
hairs. not think Miss Apis needed any 
more eyes, but one cannot expect absolute 
perfection in this world, even in eyes, or 
even in Miss Apis, and the truth is that 
Miss Apis’s many eyes are probably unable 
to help her in the dark. 
Some creatures, like cats, can see in the 
dark, but Miss Apis is obliged to rely upon 
her antenne for information when she goes 
into a dark place. 
