6 
COMBATS 
When the eldest left her cell, 
she ran to the other royal cells, 
attacked the nearest, tore it up, 
and sturg the young queen within, 
to death. The same she did to 
the other ro^al cells. The bees 
extract the nymph or worm when 
dead. 
Exp. In a hive, two queens left 
their cells at the same moment. 
They rushed together and seized 
cne another, but when they found 
that they were about to sting one 
another reciprocally atthe same 
moment, they both retired precipi¬ 
tately. .. ‘ . v 
They attacked one another agai^ 
gnd at last one got"above The 
