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 fex is only found among thofe infecls 

 which form themfelves into focieties, 

 as Bees, Wafps, and Ants ; and here 

 thefe kind of eunuchs are real flaves, 

 as on them lies the whole bufinefs of 

 the oeconomy, while thofe of the other 

 fex are idle, only employing themfelves 

 in the increafe of the family. Each fa- 

 mily of bees have one female only (cal- 

 led the queen) many males, and an al- 

 moft innumerable quantity of Neuters. 

 Of thoie, the Neuters (whofe antennae 

 have eleven joints) do the working part; 

 they extfa6t and collecl: honey and wax, 

 build up the cells, keepwatch, and do 

 a variety of otherthings. The males, 

 whofe antennae-confift of 1 5 joints, do 

 110 work ; they ferve the female once, 

 and that at the expence of their lives ; 

 they may be confidered in the light of a 

 fet of Parafites, or Cecifbei ; but as foon 



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