56 THE beb-kbbpBr's guide ; 



little A. indica, beautifully banded with yellow and black. 

 They are very quick and remarkably prolific. They do not 

 cease laying- even when the honey-flow ceases. They are often 



Fig. 10. 



Candolan Queen. — X2. 

 (From Department of Agriculture.) 



kept prisoners in the cells longer than are queens of other 

 races, and so may fly out at once upon emerging. They 



Fig. 11. 



Caruiolan Worker. — X2. 

 (From Department of Agriculture.) 



emerge from the cells at about the same time, so that often all 

 the queens may emerge from the cells within a few hours, or 

 even one hour. The workers closely resemble those of the 



