. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 137. Male, worker and gynaecoid female of Lobopelta elongata X 2. (Original.) fondled the newcomers as if their bodies were covered with somepleasant secretion, but beyond these acts their helpfulness did notextend. The same workers, however, frequently opened cocoonsand extracted dead, immature pupae, cut them up, and then placed themon the refuse heap. The newly hatched Stiginatounna, as wre should naturally expectfrom the above observations, is not as feeble as the callows of the morespecialized ants. The males and females issue with t
. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 137. Male, worker and gynaecoid female of Lobopelta elongata X 2. (Original.) fondled the newcomers as if their bodies were covered with somepleasant secretion, but beyond these acts their helpfulness did notextend. The same workers, however, frequently opened cocoonsand extracted dead, immature pupae, cut them up, and then placed themon the refuse heap. The newly hatched Stiginatounna, as wre should naturally expectfrom the above observations, is not as feeble as the callows of the morespecialized ants. The males and females issue with their wings fullyexpanded; the former have their bodies completely pigmented and areable to run about briskly; the latter, as well as the worker callows, 240 .-IXTS. although of a rich yellowish red color, which they retain for severaldays, are neverthrlr- soon able to run about and to join in the laborsof the colony. The queens show no tendency to leave the nest andusually lose their wings (after copulation?) while still in the red, callowconditi
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