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^6 NEW OPINIONS ON WAX. 
It has been ascertained that there, 
are two different kinds of workers in 
a hive: One of these is* in general, 
destined for the elaboration of wax, 
and its size is considerably enlarged 
when full of honey: The other im¬ 
mediately imparts what it has col¬ 
lected to its companions | its abdo¬ 
men undergoes no sensible changej or 
it retains only the honey necessary 
for its own subsistence. The parti¬ 
cular functions of the bees of this kind 
is to take care of the young, for they 
are not charged with provisioning the 
hive. In opposition to the wax work¬ 
ers, we shall call them small bees. 
or nurse s. 
