the drone. 
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thousand. Considered individually* 
they live about a year. 
The drones are considerably larger 
than the workers; but very inactive* 
and useless, farther than as males to 
propagate the species. When on the 
wing, however, they fly with great 
rapidity, far outstripping the worker, 
and make a very loud humming. Na¬ 
ture, which has provided the queen, 
and workers, with mortal weapons 
for their defence, has denied this 
to the males. 
The queen-bee is longer and more 
slender than the drones and workers; 
but her wings are very short. Her 
hinder parts taper to a point; her belly 
