. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 74 ELEMENTAEY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE winter the hive may dwindle far below twenty-five thou- sand and still retain its organization. In every hive there is a form of government, political you may call it, but uniform throughout the whole realm of the bee world. The same offices exist in all and the functions of each office are constant. The Queen.— - The most important personage in the beehive is the queen, whom people, before her true function was known, called the " king bee," on account of her size. From neither of these terms must it
. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. 74 ELEMENTAEY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE winter the hive may dwindle far below twenty-five thou- sand and still retain its organization. In every hive there is a form of government, political you may call it, but uniform throughout the whole realm of the bee world. The same offices exist in all and the functions of each office are constant. The Queen.— - The most important personage in the beehive is the queen, whom people, before her true function was known, called the " king bee," on account of her size. From neither of these terms must it be. FIG. 59. A queen bee. X 2. inferred that she is in any sense a despot, for, though the most important and attractive personage in the hive2 she is more frequently ruled than ruler. She receives, however, every attention that can be bestowed upon her by her attendants; and well may they caress her, for around her centers the existence of the hive. The queen is the only fully developed female in the hive. She is the mother of the entire colony; she lays all the eggs, from which hatches every bee that exists within the hive. The eggs which she lays bring forth workers, queens and drones in accordance with the well-. 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 Hunter, Samuel John, 1866-1946. Topeka, Kan. , Crane & company
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