, 1870-01-30
TIE ANTS OF AFRICA.
Tho Story OF the DTlveFs-f1ow They
Work, Fight, nnd Eofny.

From ths drlerteQH 4fdsuEdli1L
Eions OF Africa brings one into very undesirable
IamlaArttJ Wiln that extenaite tribe Of iulects.
~ ss sat rhea &c mu m
pcd In the tropical regions Of tne Globe. Atrca.
I. u beicved, car boast Of grea,et variety taan
arc everywhere; ont Of ooots and 10 do1rs; IN
your icod Acd In your bed, de'erulued to Anasc
shey pass essiy between ihe tnresds oi COMMON
muslin, and eveo inllnua.e themselves INTO your
witch a. It hanRa in your caAmeer; Others aeas.
nearly an iEcn In leaRth- The HABITS aid io1d
Of the different sreceH differ greatly Some, a the
tcrnl'es called white ants (which. however.
sss so5 troe aats bot S,saIopssfo99s .1as;u eas
housen, furniture and .clotaisR: otae1s are cs1-
ni@erouB; othera iced upoa suNar or tbn sweet
found ID 30 great soondance, woold fufataa sut1.
cienl na.er1ai tor Eonins OF study for the en,hu-
ktast1c paturallst.
Il Is oi one tpec1ea oaly iba, oropoAe to speak,
the Irsers ammonia a1c-cR Of NrstVoo1> an IN
kect whose l1e history Is Yet very !mperteetly
oqt 81 wooe o. ne n a.
re dii.er spt, vary In size from three quarters
soldiers BEING the 1argest, They arc Of d RiorsJ.
jet black color, with large head, aruntd win ex-
seps5 sa'T ,S.t
| as do rne term'ses, nu. e1cAvste The earn from
nom Which they 1tsue IN ipctedln;c Plumbers iIt:.
ersy mors q ont so s. unn ;ns,s ,sas
In the m'cs. or social eplo, meut the st1!tnS a.,
| poupcement il made, ''Hese are the dr1vtr5!"
and instantly. a hy a. electric 1nocs' ~ arc On
! ant han hoo to1chea are Itpnted, and y seatch
nsde about the house 70 learn the direction taken
Ile honre Ia oiten lett to them entirely tor eoufr
And still more 1nx ecoue u tue hoars Of uld-
Eight y ths hsasssg q eslseR sd saskapE 81 81
from their sluHbsr. and the whole yard its hted .
| the ALlr1A are te.eaaed tom cnudneuent Aah
M 20 'she eas o. tcs5Fee' fae 1s.is ..G rsos or;
II rsgectea and left 1.neas The chance ol escape,
their destruction Ia sure.
TIE dr1se1 ore alike tho enemies Of MAJ sud
l heast, though there ara lin O. when taett vislsa
1 arc most Velcoua On tnrit approach eTcty
KID OF ytEn'n ta te.zsd wa csn1setoaHaa, sad
eeStPiors. &c, de tcA$ G tner hiding p.aoes, A-d
sre seen ateKirR rlates cf S1carer security, onil
tes, IRON xhen there Is 10 esc.pe-
II An i1s adiEF Arr ccc!d rot exh.nl: hlGnei
e'Ate Of 9iscipltne tlau Ia seen in the movement.
| OF there lteects, They eater house u.uslly \
| or6 pous, wte1e stro, guard ia stationed Y
I cc1es q tie pas; they then htAach 90 right Aut
lett, ard aR1In Divide md kubd!sdc, I'LL the wno
ground u completely covered; not an inch u .cfl
uEe1pllret, a1a ever czack snd Granny IS enter
Cd Giv1rg but u:te hops Of e+cape TO any creatut'
preJ tbcy plurHr their forcesa luto II, seyaII*s 8
or tho esIe or Strength Of tuer ana Runiat Sn:h
ing ALL cau2e theio TO felAf theH nula- 1ne AL
j ma or tns<ct xt1thea and twis1a ucder tne pain
but hl5 cate Is rcIdeftd npfe hppe1ftE every INC
next D. additions to TIC nuuess q b. a.sata aus
!; st lers1h, when counletel5 e1nsnsted hy strus
{ sl'pR ne yie 81 70 his late, and t. DESPATCHED a
i Ito at.1ck Ruea On simultaneously IN tI'sIaren
4 psz1i nt the houee. Animal aupatancs oe.nk al
Eost exelnngc!y the rood OF tER divers an IN
nense luntet of The ApalieF SeIuin tna: trfeA
the lager sn!ms]s When eonnt cd nro kso d.
tuoyed ny them. They have been k1oKn to =;
), dseafc. srd caute htt death 10 ; few hours It
! Interesting 70 zee band OF toese midagnt g.
lAuee1s rttasning hone ffnn me s:cre o. p!uode
n Place they entered, ihcJ arc each teeo peal.n
z awsy come trrphy rMn lheo: faint Of cocf
i tote | ,riec,. ac., aie tne ssrloss tpol.* AZ il
ahosess PAYS On with the'r loads they arc Raarcc
e y = large body Of sola'esx .h,eo .te tta,tooe
paEs through 1 place of r1connon e1pos1rl
Z these SOLDIER forn1 coreled pa-tzEr, bJ staudtt
= npor eacn Other a back Au1 hooking Their forcet
!. tofelhtr; through ta,s arch, taus formed, u
When itey leave house It must b frou zoe
SCI Al Irpm tie leaders, - eonc Of then arc see
Is running lio 70 arosncr, cvl7ens,y sir.rE cor
l. | u,ann. TIE tttfeAt Il tuade IN good order; Ct
: hi,ose narrow ss.c.s1s ci water woen t0cse c5n
G. across 1neit patti by koios u larEe nuuoefs upe
o Ase1inle pant on one .loe Of asteam, 1ntu toe
ID weight esuses It to bend to the other aide. Fl
re coLrsEe and sctit!ty me soldiers haEe 20 eqcs
It they Eov 60 fesr. and Wheu on ootJ they a1at
~ Win thEf tE1ny bikCk QtAls eIECk Aio iosSe
l. open. Iescy 70 fe1ts On ADV PaastnV aninaL
y hs,se douke5 or dE csn &c induced to crosi ~
Of ratr. seetutoQ to naTs ~ inatthes1ve cfeao
lc Them sad woe hc 70 The ipdlvld1N nbn or oe3i
n VITO Rels xuppg them at hight II AtH!Rl1 osAV
I'd tbropxh brI rn0ks they iLStenkJ close Ihe!f ft
ccna upon Il: acd oInsrB IN Eufu close upon lht
Of botje1 md ltE4, upul = tnAss OF them II eee7
st The erd Of tho STICK, lcostrK Ike bunch Of cutl
A. Trese irsecta have no eyes, hus tae!f eense
a smell X Yery acute, for II toc breath be nlo'
I'D ou theD from the dlstaIce cf some feet, they
I'd tnttaLtyto ucaop, running 10 and ITO via I
nrra,tst epecd, evidently AWAIT OF t1e appfoa
6f Come nrukn betlK. Wnen i've coai
Cropped IA sneH ~Rt, taey iu1e1iAseV Grs ~
Il though hupdrtds may pet1an IL don2 -
aIe rery se1 s,tive 70 the tErt of tne sun a'c1 :,
aLn then Only when cloudy, enooss11 inca
DARK wpods os thick grss: Thur fate 9! p
srese.on II aecus twe yards tn 1 u1nuse, aaa.
I tnttr tontneJt from place 10 place, tneJ % ~
n four 70 etKut thret1t. haye aeco &trtan
car dItsers cfnasipg an open pstca AZ O'Clock u
i,a- w1s urnrAhed. How loce thy Dad bcea paIs
before EaN then, or ho = lon4 It eonttlued,
And not Sb&e 10 SAY. 7nff pAtn Ito coastant ia
became quite worn End u Doth. Tue natives
very careful TO ttmove all grAsa from the ftctr
Of thear hoEaca, n Ecana OF keeping OF u
pests.
Some neSfoes that had na,sered the L
tfuRo@ played trtck npou coat losd NJ In
efxLtz WHO were 10 eager to te- foot o1tas sol
the HeE WoIle, that 1reJ had LAT tne thip bel
their coup1rtons~ "An' arc 20 lust over boy
s1ia = Ut b14ck ASrcsp, tn the Hcnest pose
hrpEre, xtd with the wArmest inherent, ~
bent over the whs1f where he and hts cotae1
were Wc7StnE. TIE stratKtfs FeR1t1ed otm
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