Contents 



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I. On the Threshold of the Hive 3 

 II. The Swarm 37 



III. The Foundation of the City 



IV. The Life of the Bee . . . 

 V. The Young Queens . . . 



VI, The Nuptial Flight . . . 



VII. The Massacre of the Males 



VIII. The Progress of the Race. . 



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