. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 94 THE beb-keeper's guide ; {Fig. 38, J', b) called the spermatheca,' which receives the male fluid in copulation, and which, by extruding- its contents, must ever after do the work of impregnation. This sac was discovered, and its use suggested, by Mal- FiG. Female Organs, magnified, front Leuckart. 0 Ovaries. DD Oviducts. fSb Spermatheca. T'b Poison sac. !*(/ Poison glands. Sg Sting glands. ,S' Sting. pighi as early as 1686, but its function was not fully demon- strated until 1792, when the great anatomist, John Hunter, showed th


. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 94 THE beb-keeper's guide ; {Fig. 38, J', b) called the spermatheca,' which receives the male fluid in copulation, and which, by extruding- its contents, must ever after do the work of impregnation. This sac was discovered, and its use suggested, by Mal- FiG. Female Organs, magnified, front Leuckart. 0 Ovaries. DD Oviducts. fSb Spermatheca. T'b Poison sac. !*(/ Poison glands. Sg Sting glands. ,S' Sting. pighi as early as 1686, but its function was not fully demon- strated until 1792, when the great anatomist, John Hunter, showed that in copulation this was filled. The ovaries are ^nultitubular organs. In some insects, as laying' workers,. 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. , George W. York & company


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