66 THE HISTORY OF BEES. 
cam, into the orbicular cells, where the neca tie is 
bred perfect at firft in all her parts.* What ! doth the 
very fame infect difchargethe different offices of King and 
Queen! perform the work both of male and female ! 
and at once lay eggs, and inject {perm ? how can this be? 
what occafion would there be for Drones, upon fuch a 
fuppofition, and of what ufe could they be in the hives? 
How do thefe gentlemen at once contradict them- 
felves, and confefs. (in effet) their ignorance herein; not 
knowing whether the Sovereign is male or female; and 
fhould be dignified and diftinguithed by the title of King 
according to the ancients, or of Queen according to the 
moderns. 
Dr. Butler declares this Bee fo neceflary, that he caii- 
not be fpared, and the Bees without him cannot breed. 
And tho’ he is not feen to engender with the Honey- 
Bees either abroad, as do other infects, or within the 
hive, yet without doubt he is the male Bee; by whofe © 
natural heat, and mafculine virtue, the a ian fe- 
cretly conceive. 
For which he urges the fame reafon with the authors 
before-mentioned, viz. That upon a curious diffection 
of the Drone, there appears two large and white tefticles, 
lawful witnefles of his mafculine fex.t 
This is contradiéted by the philofopher, who {fays, 
nature hath not armed the female for fight and force a- 
gaint the male ; but the Bees are armed with weapons, 
and power to chaflife the Drones which have no’ weae 
pons ; 
© Purchas’s Theatre of Pehitical flying Isfeets, €C. Po 29534. F Buta 
ders Foem, Monar, chap, iv. p. 5. ! 
J Duos amples ct candides tefies, But, p, 604 
