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scucly I.ees will know that ;i bee does not perform 

 antics of this kind without a cause. So we must 

 find the cause. 



On taking- uij the bee and examinini' it wiih a 



Fi;:; T06 T\w lorcpirts of another ol the bee 

 parasites more highly mai;niried 



magnifying-lens, near to where the wings unite 

 with the body, could be seen a small patch of pale 

 yellowish colour, which I at once recognised as the 

 cause of irritation and of the bee's gymnastics. 

 The bee was without a doubt unwillingly enter- 

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