HONEY-COMB. 
AX makes first-rate jars for storing 
honey. It is tight and firm, and 
prevents air and water from getting in. 
It is strong enough not to be injured by 
the weight of the bees walking over it. 
You may be sure Miss Apis knows all this. 
She is not surprised to find her pockets 
full of wax, and she knows just what to 
do with it. 
Her hind legs are each 
provided with a pair of § 
nippers for pulling the 
wax scales out of the pockets. You can gx 
best see them by looking at the inside of” Bes 
the leg. At the end of joint 4 at A areQr” 
strong teeth that shut down on the hard 
plate at X on joint 5. 
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