. Intelligence in plants and animals: being a new edition of the author's privately issued "Soul and ;. Animal intelligence; Animal behavior; Droseraceae; Psychology, Comparative; Natural history. Milch-Cows of the Afits. 109. NEST OF LASIUS, Neuters About Their Work, divers communicating roads, and round about were hundreds of ants, larvse in various stages of development, pupae and eggs, and innumerous flocks of a white aphis, all of which were being tenderly cared for by a large army of thoughtful nurses. No sooner did the intrusion occur than the colony was a scene of
. Intelligence in plants and animals: being a new edition of the author's privately issued "Soul and ;. Animal intelligence; Animal behavior; Droseraceae; Psychology, Comparative; Natural history. Milch-Cows of the Afits. 109. NEST OF LASIUS, Neuters About Their Work, divers communicating roads, and round about were hundreds of ants, larvse in various stages of development, pupae and eggs, and innumerous flocks of a white aphis, all of which were being tenderly cared for by a large army of thoughtful nurses. No sooner did the intrusion occur than the colony was a scene of busy activity. Interested in what was before him, the writer seated himself upon a small mound overlooking the nest, where could be clearly observed the minutest de- tails of ant-life. The neuters were everywhere to be noticed, but not a single male or female ant. All the work devolved upon the neuters. These were divided into three sets, each set having a definite part to perform in the unexpected drama before it. Some neuters had the exclusive charge of the mature larvae, others of the pupae and very young grubs, and the rest of their aphidian herds. But it is to those that had the care of the aphides that we shall particularly invite attention. At the time of the disturb- ance, these specialized neuters were busy milking their cows, which they did by rubbing their long, pliant feelers against. 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 Gentry, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1843-1905. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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