Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . air of Nettle, of Humble Bee, 148. • of Sand Wasp, 205. of Wasp, 149. Succinia pvtris palate, Raileyi, 87- cardinalis, 133. elegans, 132. nobilis, 87. Swallow Tail Butterfly, Anchors, 176. Tatl of Phantom Larva, longimanus hair, 29- Taphozous melanopogon hair, 29. Tarantula Eyes, 61. Teeth of Asximinia Grayana, 201. of Neritina fluviatilis, 201. ? of Paludina vivipara, 201. of Testacella hatiotideu, 202. of Valvata piscinalis, 201. Te
Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . air of Nettle, of Humble Bee, 148. • of Sand Wasp, 205. of Wasp, 149. Succinia pvtris palate, Raileyi, 87- cardinalis, 133. elegans, 132. nobilis, 87. Swallow Tail Butterfly, Anchors, 176. Tatl of Phantom Larva, longimanus hair, 29- Taphozous melanopogon hair, 29. Tarantula Eyes, 61. Teeth of Asximinia Grayana, 201. of Neritina fluviatilis, 201. ? of Paludina vivipara, 201. of Testacella hatiotideu, 202. of Valvata piscinalis, 201. Tegenaria atrica, 82. ? civilis falx, 129. Testacella haliotidea palate, riparium, cothurnia, of Blue Shark, , Saw-fly, 232. Ulothrix, bicornis, 136. Vahiata piscinalis palate, Hairs, 102, thapsusseed, imbricatus hair, Reichenbachiana, 1/4. Riciniana, 174. Wall Barlbv, 199- Waxwing, 181. Wheel of C/iirodota violacea, 176. Wheels of Myriotruchus Rinkii, 176. Wood Ants, .60. Young Tegenaria, rNff January, 1S6S. Hardwickes Science Gossip. THE AGRICULTURAL ANT OF TEXAS. (Myrmica molrfaciens. )*By Du. GIDEON LINCECUU. -j$f HIS is inodorous,Apr-- having no smell ofp^sHp/® formic acid. It isc *av. a large reddish-fvVv brown ant, dwellsCut in tJie ground, is ajL farmer, lives inre communities, which7fl^ are often very populous, and con-trolled by a perfect govern-ment ; there are no idlersamongst them. They buildpaved cities, construct roads,and sustain a large militaryforce. When one of the youngqueens, or mother ants, comesto maturity, and has receivedthe embraces of the male ant,who immediately dies, shegoes out alone, selects a loca-tion, and goes rapidly to workexcavating a hole in theground, digging and carryingout the dirt with her mouth. As soon as shehas progressed far enough for her wings to strikeagainst the sides of the hole, she deliberately cutsthem off. S
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