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SENSES OF BEES. 
Sight • Bat how great is the perfec¬ 
tion of the organ of sight! since, from 
a distance, the bee recognizes its 
hive amidst a number of others re¬ 
sembling it, and returns in a straight 
line with great velocity; we must 
suppose it distinguished by marks es¬ 
caping our notice. The bee departs, 
and flies to the most flowery field: 
having ascertained its course, it is 
seen traversing it almost as directly 
as a cannon or a musquet ball. Its col¬ 
lection being made, it rises aloft in 
the air to reconnoitre its hive, and re¬ 
turns with great rapidity. 
Feeling . The sense of feeling, which 
