XIV, 



HONEY-COMB. 



\\7AX 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, 

 best see them by looking at the inside of 

 the leg. At the end of joint 4 at A are 

 strong teeth that shut down on the hard 

 plate at x on joint $. 



io8 



