Page. Anatomy of the bee 249 The head 251 The proboscis _ib._ lips 253 tongue _ib._ pharynx 254 œsophagus or gullet _ib._ mandibles 255 maxillæ _ib._ antenna 255, 292, 307 palpi 256, 308 eyes 256 The trunk 250, 256 The wings 256 legs 257 The abdomen 251, 258 The honey-bag 258 venom-bag _ib._ anus _ib._ ovipositor _ib._ sting _ib._ organs of reproduction _ib._ Anger of bees 288 not apt to be excited at a distance from home 290 fatal consequences of 288 Animation of bees suspended 202 Antennæ 255, 292, 307 effects of their excision 309 organs for communicating information 292 for receiving meteorological intelligence _ib._ Antipathies of bees 303 Ants, anecdotes respecting 183, 205 (Amazon) anecdote of 323 enslaved 324 their milch cattle 74 white, wonderful fertility of 40 Aphides 72 principal source of honey-dew _ib._ their willing subserviency to bees and ants 75 wonderful fertility of 32