Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 596
writer on honey-bees, tells us that there isa story of a venturesome mouse that, enteringa hive for honey, was stung to death. Havingslain their foe, the bees found the corpse toolarge to move, and to protect themselves fromthe effects of its decomposition encased it in atomb of propolis. … 1HE DOLL AFTER THE BEES HADBEEN AT WORK ON IT FOR A LONGTIME, TRYING TO CARRY IT OUT OFTHE HIVE BIT BY BIT. THE HONEY-COMB ATTACHED TO THE EAR AND FOOT OFTHE CLOTH RABBIT. In one of my own experiments with honey-bees, for convenience I temporarily stopped asmall opening in a hive by stuffing into…
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