. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 138. A Jumping Ponerine Ant. a. Female of Harpegnathus rngosits of Hong-kong, b. Same in profile; c, head of same from above. (Mayr.) queen does not follow at once to the new nest a worker seizes her byher mandibles, raises her in the air, and carries her over bodily. Thishas been observed repeatedly in connection with the prompt transferswhich many of the imported colonies made from their cages into theground. The queen submits to this treatment as though it were aregular occurrence, and remains quiet and rigid while being carriedabout.
. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 138. A Jumping Ponerine Ant. a. Female of Harpegnathus rngosits of Hong-kong, b. Same in profile; c, head of same from above. (Mayr.) queen does not follow at once to the new nest a worker seizes her byher mandibles, raises her in the air, and carries her over bodily. Thishas been observed repeatedly in connection with the prompt transferswhich many of the imported colonies made from their cages into theground. The queen submits to this treatment as though it were aregular occurrence, and remains quiet and rigid while being carriedabout. In one instance several workers also remained behind, butwere caught and carried by their sisters into the new burrow. The habit of foraging in files has also been observed by Wroughton(1892) and Aitken in two Indian species of Lobopelta (L. distingucndaand cJiincusis). Concerning the former Wroughton writes as follows 242 . IXTS. This species is fairly common from 1oona westward to the lie idea of a disciplined army has been fairly devel
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