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skulks when pursued. She seldom leaves the hive, ex- 
cept in company with the drone, in the season of cop- 
ulation 
The Queen lives from three to five years. Mr. 
Weeks informs us that he ascertained by experiments, 
that he had a Queen that came forth with the first 
swarm in the spring for 7 successive years. 
RULE FOURTEENTH. 
llittory of the Working Bee. 
The working Bee is much smaller than the. Queen, 
and differs in shape from her, and also from the drone. 
The head is flat, and furnished with antenna;, having 
12 articulations. They are covered with short hair 
next to the head, and resembling polished horns at the 
extremities. The eyes and face, resemble those of the 
Queen, being covered with short brown hair. 
The jaws are very strong, and smooth at the tip. — 
The proboscis lies concealed under the throat, and is a 
most curious structure. If you hold a Bee by the 
wings, the mouth at first sight, appears to consist only 
of a transverse lip, and a pair of strong jaws. On fur- 
ther examination, a flattened instrument of a shining 
brown color is perceived, extending from the lip to- 
wards the throat. This is the tongue, and it can be 
projected forward, in a straight or curved line, at the 
pleasure of the Bee. 
It consists of no less than five distinct parts. The 
