. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 87 There were other cocoons in the nest differ- ent from those of either the red or the black ants, and at first Nipper did not know what they were. She knew later, however, when out from them were hatched little Aphides, or ant cows. These are little insects such as one often finds on the stems of rosebushes or / other plants, or ^v_.'^ sometimes on roots under the ground. They are the cows of the ants. Nipper learned, too, how delicious was the honey, or ant-cow milk, that could be coaxed from them. Riddler taught her how to stroke their bodies
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. 87 There were other cocoons in the nest differ- ent from those of either the red or the black ants, and at first Nipper did not know what they were. She knew later, however, when out from them were hatched little Aphides, or ant cows. These are little insects such as one often finds on the stems of rosebushes or / other plants, or ^v_.'^ sometimes on roots under the ground. They are the cows of the ants. Nipper learned, too, how delicious was the honey, or ant-cow milk, that could be coaxed from them. Riddler taught her how to stroke their bodies gently with her feet and antennae till the tiny drop of honey came from them just as milk does from a cow, and then how to lick it Ants and their Cows. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pyle, Katharine, d. 1938. New York : American Book Co.
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