. Practical beekeeping. Bees. PRACTICAL, BEEKEEPING 15 ing on through the ejaculator duct, the seminal fluid is stored aw»y in the spermatophore, a sack or pouch-like enlargement, the con- tents of which, at the time of copulation with the female, is trans- fered to the female, thereafter being essential to her reproductive function. In the female the ova are developed in the two ovaries and. Fig. 5—Ovaries of Queen, etc. A, Abdomen of queen, under side (magnified eight times)—P, petiole; O, O, ovaries; hs, position filled by'honey sac; ds, position tnrough 'which di- gestive system passes; od
. Practical beekeeping. Bees. PRACTICAL, BEEKEEPING 15 ing on through the ejaculator duct, the seminal fluid is stored aw»y in the spermatophore, a sack or pouch-like enlargement, the con- tents of which, at the time of copulation with the female, is trans- fered to the female, thereafter being essential to her reproductive function. In the female the ova are developed in the two ovaries and. Fig. 5—Ovaries of Queen, etc. A, Abdomen of queen, under side (magnified eight times)—P, petiole; O, O, ovaries; hs, position filled by'honey sac; ds, position tnrough 'which di- gestive system passes; od, oviduct; co. d, common oviduct; E, egg-passing oviduct; s, spermatheca; 1, Intestine; pb, poison bag; p. g., poison gland; St., sting; p, palpi. B, rudimentary ovaries of ordinary worker—sp, rudimentary spermatheca. C, partially developed ovaries of fertile worker—sp, rudimen- tary spermatheca. (Prom Cheshire by courtesy of L. Upcott Gill, London.) pass down the fallopian tubes, or oviducts, to the vagina. Here the ova are fertilized from the spermatheca, where the spermatozoa from the male or drone bee have been deposited. At this time the egg is well formed and has a shell, and the sperm enters through a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Benton, Ralph. Bozeman, Montana
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