CHAPTER IX.—HOW THE BEES CREATE THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMON MOTHER.

Care of the bee for the nymph, or larva, [321]

As it grows, so does its wonderful organization develop, [322]

Special care bestowed on the future queen, [323]

The queen bee has attributes of its own, [324]

Her rage, when she becomes aware of the existence of possible rivals, [325]

The community divided between the old love and the new, [325]

An emigration takes place, [325]

And a new commonwealth is established, [326]

Sometimes the old queen and the new encounter one another, [327]