. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. F. flava (Fabr). This species establishes its nest at the sides of roads, in fields, raising a small mound by its labours. It is about ^ of an inch in length, -B or about the same size as the two species preceding. Myrmica, the second genus, has two " knots " in the peduncle of the abdomen, while Formica has only one. These genera can be easily distinguished by this difference, which is shown in fig. 25. M. incompleta, (Provancher). A species about \ of an inch long, bright reel and black. Very common under sto
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. F. flava (Fabr). This species establishes its nest at the sides of roads, in fields, raising a small mound by its labours. It is about ^ of an inch in length, -B or about the same size as the two species preceding. Myrmica, the second genus, has two " knots " in the peduncle of the abdomen, while Formica has only one. These genera can be easily distinguished by this difference, which is shown in fig. 25. M. incompleta, (Provancher). A species about \ of an inch long, bright reel and black. Very common under stones, particularly in sandy localities. Per- haps this is the dimidiata of Say. M. tuberum, (Fabr). Light red and dull black in colour, and about i of an inch long. A rare species (in the Province {^ht^t^tAt^^lls^ Qaebe?>»found undei> the bark of trees- 2. Tibia of F. flava, showing enlarged trar ?aiiea (S S), return tube (R) (From Lubbock). M. molesta, (Say). A very small ant, only t>30- of an inch long, and pale yellow. This is the ant sometimes so troublesome in houses. It hides in the crevices of the plastering, etc., in the daytime, and at night swarms in the cupboards or wherever food is left. JVL Provancher says he has never met with it, except in houses, which leads him to believe that it is not indigenous, at least in the Province of Quebec. i The ants of the genus Formica do not sting, while those of Myrmica, both females and workers, are furnished with that weapon. All, however, can use their mandibles for biting purposes. A curious practice of the habitans in the Province of Quebec is mentioned by M. Provancher in the 'Katurcdiste Canadien. He states that in felling trees, particularly in winter, the woodcutters often find numbers of the benumbed ants in the cavities of the bark, which they eat as delicacies. " We, ourselves," he says, " have seen ants eaten with avidity. Passing through Somerset in November, 1876, we remarked several chil
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