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PHYSIOLOGY 01" THE HONEY-BEE. 



fit to raise others (107), and therefore, no hopes of survival 

 for the colony, is usually the death of the young queen in 

 her bridal flight (122). At some seasons, the drones are 



Fig. 33. 



COMPARATIVE SIZE OF THE OVARIES OF STERILE AND DRONE -LAYING 

 WORKERS. 



(Magnified. After Barb5.) 



scarce, and a young queen may be compelled to make several 

 trips before she finds one. If she gets lost, the hive having 

 remained queenless for at least eight or ten days (109), the 



