THE PROBOSCIS. 
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It is not hollow, as was once supposed, but 
solid, and covered on all sides with a fringe-work 
Proboscis of the Bee, highly magnified. 
of hairs. To this the honey adheres, and is con- 
veyed through the mouth to the honey-bottle 
within. 
Queen-bees and workers are armed with stings; 
the males have none. The sting consists of two 
long darts, with a protecting sheath. A little 
sack (c, page 40), to contain the poisonous fluid, 
is connected with it, and powerful muscles (bb) 
