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PIIi'SIOLOGY OF THE HONEY-BEE. 



must necessarily leave the hive; and it is very 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, queens are more 



Fig. 38. 



SEXUAL ORGANS OP DEONE. 



(Magnified. After Barb6.) 



a a testicles ; l>,b, mucous glands ; c, seminal duct ; d, part in which 

 the spermatophore is formed ; e, hollow horns and penis. 



