. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Abiding Cities 191 â ' son with the interests of the community at hir^e. The individual exists for the estate alone, and sacrifices her life and happiness, automatically as it were, on behalf of her city. In No. 6 we see an illustration of the great muscular strength possessed by ants, especially in their gripping jaws or mandibles. Here, two comrades have got hold of a dead and rigid prey, which they are striving to carry off by main force to the nest ; for ants arc omnivorous. They feed off whatever turns up handy; all
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. Abiding Cities 191 â ' son with the interests of the community at hir^e. The individual exists for the estate alone, and sacrifices her life and happiness, automatically as it were, on behalf of her city. In No. 6 we see an illustration of the great muscular strength possessed by ants, especially in their gripping jaws or mandibles. Here, two comrades have got hold of a dead and rigid prey, which they are striving to carry off by main force to the nest ; for ants arc omnivorous. They feed off whatever turns up handy; all is fish that comes to their netâ they seem almost indifferent whether what they dine off is honey or honeydew, a worm or a beetle, a dead bird or a de- parted lizard. A fev; workers will seize what- ever edible object they happen to find, and combine to drag it away, by pushing and pulling, to the underground chambers. In this particular case the two ants began by hauling together ; but the lower one, giving one good tug with her jaws, has succeeded. NO. 6.âA LONG PULL, AND A STRONG PULL, BUT NOT ALL 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London : G. Newnes
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