The Progress of the Race 
Such assemblies merely result from a 
great number of individuals inhabiting the 
same locality.” 
But when we come to the Panurgi, 
which are cousins of the Dasypode, a 
little ray of light suddenly reveals the 
birth of a new sentiment in this fortui- 
tous crowd. They collect in the same 
way as the others, and-each one digs its 
own subterranean chambers; but the en- 
trance is common to all, as also the gal- 
lery which leads from the surface of the 
ground to the different cells. ‘ And thus,” 
M. Perez adds, “as far as the work of 
the cells is concerned, each bee acts as 
though she were alone; but all make 
equal use of the gallery that conducts to 
the cells, so that the multitude profit by 
the labours: of an individual, and are 
spared the time and trouble required for 
the construction of separate galleries. It 
would be interesting to discover whether 
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