. Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 63 spermatozoa, which, when liberated, pass through a long con- voluted tube , the vas-deferens (Fig. 10, b, b), into the seminal sack (Fig. 10, c, c), where, in connection with mucous, they are stored. In most insects there are glandular sacks (Fig. 10, d) joined to these seminal receptacles, which in the male bee or drone are very large. The sperm cells miugled with Fig. Male Organs of Drone, much magnified. o—Testes. b, b—Vasa deferentia. c, c—Seminal sacks, d—Glandular sacks. 6—Common duct. /, ff—Bjaculatory sack. ft—Penis. i—Yellow
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 63 spermatozoa, which, when liberated, pass through a long con- voluted tube , the vas-deferens (Fig. 10, b, b), into the seminal sack (Fig. 10, c, c), where, in connection with mucous, they are stored. In most insects there are glandular sacks (Fig. 10, d) joined to these seminal receptacles, which in the male bee or drone are very large. The sperm cells miugled with Fig. Male Organs of Drone, much magnified. o—Testes. b, b—Vasa deferentia. c, c—Seminal sacks, d—Glandular sacks. 6—Common duct. /, ff—Bjaculatory sack. ft—Penis. i—Yellow saccules. these viscid secretions, as they appear in the seminal receptacle, ready for use, form the seminal fluid. Extending from these seminal receptacles is the ejaculatory duet (Fig. 10, e,f,g), which in copulation carries the male fluid to the penis (Fig. 10, h), through which it passes to the spermatheca of the. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , T. G. Newman
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