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then standing at a little distance on the sur- 
face of the comb, with her wings crossed 
over her back, and in motion, though not 
fully unfolded, and emitting the clear dis- 
tinct sound, which is heard in a hive for a 
day or two before the departure of a second 
swarm, and certainly I never witnessed any 
such effect produced on the Bees as Huber 
speaks of, and which, had it taken place, 
could not possibly have escaped my observa- 
tion. On the contrary, the Bees seemed not 
in the slightest degree affected by her wrath, 
for she was evidently in a state of great irri- 
tation, but continued to guard the cell of the 
captive queen with a dogged-looking obsti- 
nacy, apparently expecting and prepared for 
another attempt on it by the enraged sove- 
reign. Huber may be in the right, and his 
general accuracy affords a presumption in 
his favor; nevertheless, it would be very 
satisfactory to have his accuracy in this par- 
ticular point, confirmed by some other ob- 
server. 'T'aking it for granted, that the sense 
of hearing does exist in Bees, where are we 
