. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 164 C. H. TURNER. The larger particles were carried in the mouth and deposited therein. Every few moments the ant would enter the burrow and compact the sand with its head. Frequently it would leave the hole and wander about for a few moments. It always soon returned to the covering. After the hole had been filled to the level of the ground, the ant continued to pile on sand. When I left, at 10:03 A. M., the ant was still piling on sand. At no time was it assisted by any other ant, although numerous ants passed by it. With f
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 164 C. H. TURNER. The larger particles were carried in the mouth and deposited therein. Every few moments the ant would enter the burrow and compact the sand with its head. Frequently it would leave the hole and wander about for a few moments. It always soon returned to the covering. After the hole had been filled to the level of the ground, the ant continued to pile on sand. When I left, at 10:03 A. M., the ant was still piling on sand. At no time was it assisted by any other ant, although numerous ants passed by it. With few exceptions, on each mound there is one or more trash piles. In over two hundred mounds examined I noticed only one a. 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 Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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