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ing to the bottom of the hive, removes the substance which 
Fig. 49. has now become wax. Each bee fol- 
. lows in its turn, and deposits its con 
tribution, which is directly made use 
of by the architects. in building the 
: cells. : 
A Wax-Worxzp. The honey-cells ‘are all six-sided, and 
of the most perfect regularity. Were they squares, or trian- 
gles, or circles, they would _ Fig. 5. 
“not fit as closely together, 
consequently there would » 
be a waste of room, 
“There is a substance 
ealled bee bread, which is 
necessary to the life of the 
bee. It is made from pol- 
len, but is entirely unlike 
wax. In securing it, the 
bee darts into a flower, Ceits. 
and covers its body with the yellow dust. Now it must con- 
trive some way to get rid of it, and God has made the last joint 
but one of each leg like a brush. These brushes are passed all 
Fig. 51. over the body, and the pollen is collected 
: in two little heaps. The thighs of the last 
pair of the bees’ legs are furnished with 
two cavities, and these make nice little bas- 
kets to carry home their treasure. The 
. dust collected from a thousand flowers is 
\ now kneaded into little balls, and when 
these have increased to the size of a-grain 
of pepper, the bee flies home, and enters 
the cell head foremost. The balls are then 
Bar's Lue Maeniep. taken from the baskets, and, being moist- 
ened with a little honey, become bee bread.” * 
* Student and Schoolmate. 
