86 



PHrSIOLOOY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



must necessarily leave the hive; and it is vei-y important to 

 their safety that they should be sure to find a drone without 

 being- compelled to make frequent excursions; for being larger 

 than workers, and less active on the wing, c^ueens are more 



Fig. 38. 



SEXUAL ORGANS OF DEONE. 



(MagDificd. After BarbO.) 



a/i, testicles ; !>,&j mucous glands ; c, seminal duct ; d, part in which 

 the spermatopbore is formed : c, hollow horns and penis. 



