[or] 
emptied into the Comb, or the Water fqueezed out 
for Ufe. The Defcription of thefe Mufcles, toge= 
ther with ‘the Heart and Lungs, the Anus and 
Sphincter, and the hairy Covering ofits Body, are 
all difcoverable by the Microfcope, but would be 
too tedious for this Place. | | 
Her Feet are fix, very pliant, full of Joints, hai- 
ry, with two Toes at the Extremity of either Foot. 
Her hindmoft Feet are longeft, that fhe may put 
them forward to the foremoft, which receive from 
her Tongue and Fangs the Bee-bread and Wax, 
and working it on the Thighs of the hindmoft, fhe 
ftands in the mean time on her middlemoft, and tho’ 
fhe can and doth ordinarily ftand and go on all her 
- Feet, yet the two foremoft have with her the Ufe of 
Hands, therewith fhe ftroaks and clears her Eyes, 
before her fetting out, but they are principally ufed 
in working to difpofe the Wax on her Thighs. 
The Male-Bee, commonly called the Drone, is 
larger every way than the Female, and more beau- 
tiful, he hath no Sting, neither are his Fangs and 
‘Tongue made for gathering Honey, as may appear 
upon flender Obfervation: The Naturalifts have 
difcovered by Anatomy the Parts proper for Gene- 
ration, which together with his heating and nourifh- 
ing the Brood, are the only Ufes he is fit for. So 
foon as this Work is done, the Honey-Bees drive 
- the Drones out of the Hives, and they die. 
It is too mucha Cuftom with many People to de- 
ftroy the Drones in the beginning of the Seafon, to 
the great Damage of the Stock: They will not 
breed or fwarm for want of the Drones, and will be 
liable to mifcarry the enfuing Seafon,whereas plenty 
of Drones in an Hive is a certain Mark and Caufe 
of their thriving, and throwing forth early and 
ftrong Swarms: The Drone feldom appears till 
Afternoon, when the Honey-Bee comes from Work 
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