66 The Bee People. 



sands of what, we might call "hearing- 

 spots " on the short joints of her antennas. 

 She also has thousands of " smell-hollows " 

 on these remarkable antennae joints. The 

 hearing-spots and smell-hollows are very, 

 very small, so that we can see them only 

 by means of the microscope. 



The antenna are also covered with short, 

 sensitive hairs which make them very good 

 Sife, feelers, able to tell Miss Apis 



''^^^'^'^^ what kind of substance she is 

 ^touching. They thus serve for 



tennashot"ng ^y^^ '" ^^^ ^^'"'^ ^'^e. You WOuld 



hairs. ^qI 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 antennae for information when she goes 

 into a dark place. 



