. The book of bugs. Ants. 183 details. It might be considered treasonable. I guess I had better say nothing more about it, but go on and present the problem that puzzles the entomologists, how Strongvlognathus and Aner gates get slaves at all. They are few in numbers, and StrojigylognatJius is hopelessly outclassed as a fighter. It never by any chance slays an enemy, and it displays a gift like that of a British army. Fig. 37. The pavement ant ; a, winged female ; b, same, wingless ; c, male ; d, worker ; e, larva of female ;/, head of the same ;^, pupa of same. officer for getting killed in e


. The book of bugs. Ants. 183 details. It might be considered treasonable. I guess I had better say nothing more about it, but go on and present the problem that puzzles the entomologists, how Strongvlognathus and Aner gates get slaves at all. They are few in numbers, and StrojigylognatJius is hopelessly outclassed as a fighter. It never by any chance slays an enemy, and it displays a gift like that of a British army. Fig. 37. The pavement ant ; a, winged female ; b, same, wingless ; c, male ; d, worker ; e, larva of female ;/, head of the same ;^, pupa of same. officer for getting killed in engagements. The battles are all won by the slaves, the creatures that have their nests under brick sidewalks. They are regular Teddy Roose- velts in war, but the misguided things fight against their own countrymen with a glad heart. Then the Anergates does not beget any workers or soldiers at all. They are all males and females and no eggs, larvae, or pupae of the pavement-ant slaves are ever found in their nests. Yet they must have slaves, for they cannot feed themselves. They cannot kidnap them, they are not able, and they do not rear them. "What's the secret of it? An early answer will oblige many suburbanites who have diffi- culty in securing cooks, nursery maids, and upstairs girls. From these high-class ants that never do a lick of work to those that prowl around, dwelling where they. 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 Sutherland, Harvey. New York ; London : Street & Smith


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