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Bee Ovaries
Bee Ovaries Ovaries of Queen and Worker Bees (Apis). A, Abdomen of queen, under side. P, Petiole. o, Ovaries. hs, Position filled by honey-sack. ds, Position through which digestive system passes. od, Oviduct. co.d, Vagina. E, Egg-passing oviduct. s, Spermatheca. i, Intestine. pb, Poison bag. pg, Poison gland. st, Sting. p, "Palps" or "feelers" of stingmatheca. C, Partially developed ovaries of fertile worker. sp, Rudimentary spermatheca. (From Cheshire's Bees and Bee-keeping.)
Source: 1911 EB, Vol. 3, Page 627
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