SENSES OF BEES. 
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kettle which they immediately enter¬ 
ed. The organs of smell seem to re¬ 
side in the mouth or some parts de¬ 
pending on it. 
CHAP. X. 
RESPIRATION OF BEES. 
The respiration of insects accu¬ 
mulated together in a confined space 
where the air can be renewed with 
difficulty 5 offers a new problem to the 
naturalist. Such is the case with re¬ 
gard to bees. Their hive, whose di¬ 
mensions does not exceed one or two 
cubic feet, contains a multitude of 
of individuals, all animated, active, 
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