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The Drones eye* are farre larger being almdR two thirds oftheir head, with two moveable wreathed horns, growing outtogether between the eyes, but extending like a fork.

Forgathering her provision, stiee hath two instruments,her fangs, and her tongue; her fangs in fashion of a pair ofpincers, hang not as the jaws of other things, one over ano-ther, butside-waies, one against the other: Her tongue isof that length, that her mouth cannot hold it, but being doub-ted between her fangs under her throat, it reacheth to her breast;it is divided into three parts, whereof thetwo outmost serve asa cafe to cover the third, which being the chief, the Bee in herwork, putteth forth beyond the other, and draweeh in again asfhee pleafeth, and this third it likewise parted into three; sothat there are five in all.

In their fangs or chaps, wherein are their teeth, their princi-pal strength consifteth; for in their conflicts, where they flayone with their sting, they kill twenty with their teeth, quicklybiting off the wings, or breaking the leggs of their adverlariesAnd therefore Mr. Sutler was somewhat deceived, who ac-counted this pinching of other Insects (for against them onlydo they use them) to bee rather a chiding, than a fighting, awarning, than a punishment; being indeed a deadly and mortalinstrument of revenge; so that aster a barrel you shall fee themlye fprauling, hopping away, and crauling in great multitudes,either drawing.on the ground one, or more of their leggs, ordoubling the nether part towards the ground, or turning thefame awry to the one side, or other,, but as many a* are bitten,within a short space will certainly dye.

They runne at first limp ng away, but survive very little :

And that they are not stung to death, that in such variety of mo-tions, proclaim their various hurts is very apparent.

First, Because there is no sting appearing in them; nay, moredie lamed in their leggs, than hurt in all other parts; and besides,their leggs are not susceptible of a sting: And if you observemany of them, before they be let go by their Antagonists, theVictor retains her fling stilbBur. faith one,their skin is so thin and Mr. Renmmr*dry, their spears come away again without hurt to themselves; Hist.of Bees.but this is not so, for 1 have often seen them st, ickrn in their ^ 3*backs, and breasts, and also between their pleight*,. or ringlesof

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