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...longer, and more thick, by one-third, than the former; they are supposed to be the males ; and there is not above a hundred of them in a hive of seven or...sort is much larger than either of the former, and still fewer in number, some assert that there is not above one in every swarm, but this, later observers...

...provision while yet in their helpless state. The second sort are the drones; they are of a darker color, longer, and more thick by one third than the former...live in a swarm. These are called queen bees, and lay all the eggs from which the whole swarm is hatched in a season. In examining the structure of the...

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