PLATE 8 
Larva of the honeybee 
A. —Four fat cells from advanced worker larva, showing fat globules blackened 
by osmic acid. 
B. —Oenocyte ( Oen ) and fat cell (F), from a mature larva. X 406. 
C. —Urate cells ( u) and fat cell ( F ), from a mature larva. X 406. 
D. —Fat cells (F), oenocytes (Oeri), and urate cells ( u ), from a larva about 
two days old, showing the crowding of the nuclei toward the side of the cells. 
X 406. 
E. —Four fat cells from a larva 3 days old. X 406. 
F. —Three fat cells from a larva 3 to 4 days old. X 406. 
G. —Transverse, section through heart ( Ht ) and rudiments of ovaries ( Ov) of 
a mature worker larva. X 18. 
H. —Transverse section through the rudiment of an ovary of a mature worker 
larva, taken near the posterior end of the rudiment. X 176. 
I. —Side view of rudiment of ovary of mature worker larva, showing r udiment 
of oviduct ( Ovd ). X 28. 
J. —Rudiment of testis of drone larva, side view. X 9. 
K. L.—Rudiments of ovary of worker larva and queen larva, respectively^ 
X 9. 
