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BEES.— II. 
1. When a hive becomes too crowded the queen 
leaves it^ taking with her a swarm of bees^ and 
seeks a new home. If a young queen - bee 
appears before she leaves, she kills it at once. 
Wax-worker, seen from below (magnified). 
2. Let me tell you how the bees make combs 
for their new home. You know that the cell- 
walls which form the comb are made with wax. 
But where does this wax come from ? Under the 
bee's body there are six little flaps, like very 
small pockets, and in them the wax is formed. 
3. When the bees want to make a comb, a 
number of them hang together in a long string 
for many hours, while the wax forms. Then, 
after moulding it with their jaws, they make the 
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