CHAPTER VI. 
Construction of the Comb. — Division of Labor. — Arrange- 
ment of the Cells. — Different kinds of Cells. — Ingenu- 
ity of Bees. — Arrangement of the Comb. — Remarka- 
ble Instance of alteration of a Comb. — The Wonders 
of Creation. 
As a preparatory step in the construction of a 
comb, the wax-workers suspend themselves from 
Festoons of Bees secreting Wax. 
the roof of the hive in necklace-like festoons, and 
remain motionless for hours, to all appearance at 
