XI. 



THE BROTHERS. 



THERE 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 handj^^SS^some fellows, 

 and somewhat^^^c^^Mlarger than 

 their 1 i 1 1 1 e/^^p|^'^^^ ^worker sisters. 



They have l|arge^^>^ou|nd heads, with 

 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 antennas are long 



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