XI. 
THE BROTHERS. 
HERE are the drones, their brothers. 
These fine gentlemen never gather 
honey or pollen, nor do any work in the 
hive. 
In fact, they are scarcely able to feed 
themselves, and very much like to have 
their sisters feed them. 
They are handg# 
some fellows, 
enormous com pound ‘eyes that meet on 
top and crowd the other three eyes down 
in front, between them. They have more 
than twice as many facets in their eyes 
as the workers. Their antenne are long 
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