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THE HONEY-BEE. 



under the head. The jaws or mandibles (m) are strong, and are 

 used for cutting comb and kneading up the wax. Another 

 structure of interest in the worker is the " pollen-basket " on 

 the hind-legs, in which tlie pollen is amalgamated, then collected 



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Flo. 87. — (i) MtHTTH AND (ii) Stino of Bee, dtsskcted. 



c, Clypeus ; I, labrura ; c, epipliarynx ; m, mandibles ; Ca, cardiiialcs ; lo, lonv ; mx, 

 maxiUii? ; Pti, stipes ; lac, lacinia ; mj:.p, maxillary jalps ; men. mentum ; U, lingna ; 

 Ip, labial palps ; P.g, poison gland ; P. a, poison sac ; s, lancet ; A, base of stylets ; d, 

 curved root of sting ; lig, angular piece ; I, end of lever. 



by the bee's mouth, and transferred to the four anterior legs, to 

 be taken to the hive. This structure is a Jeep cavity on the 

 outside of the posterior tibia and first tarsal joint, with a rim of 

 hairs. Workers all possess a sting, which is straight. The 

 poison ejected with the sting is an acid fluid secreted by two 

 coiled glands {P.;/), and is stored up in a small sac (P.s). This 



