The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-27
ANTS OF WICKED WAYS.
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Queer ,ses The, Wake Of slaves Their Herds
Of Doinrst,' Mammals orchids Cultivated
h, Ant. Their Agricultural science
The, MaNc a knoMIrdsc VI N.Rays.

Science j. after al your real icouuclast
\ut content with topplius the busy httl- he-
~ her piunHcl" ut virtues. % Sur~ ON to attack
the ant. Tor 40 long held "a pattern aud moral
Of THRIFT
Ants. say the wise mon. have about every
bad trsil 81 humanity they are lazy. greedy,
tyrauuous. gwen 10 ,ouuucsts aud coV.ttng
,hr TERRITORY oi their u'ishhor> Along With
IA. territory they oftru.l thnu not take tho
urightor~ them selves. holding ia, IA ever after
m SLAYER.
just how this comes t. pass j. something
of a puzzle There are seven hundred odd
species 81 ants dulv classified several Of
these species. s1N Observers, must possess
hypnotic power. since th"y attack, suhuugatr
and reduce To slavery other species which are
much hisgrr. stronger and more y~opuluU> IN
the n"et-
After they have got their ~laVcs many other
queer things happen tn" slaves m some
nests are classified so man, Told N ~ soldiers
20 defend IN" Da'",, 50 many for domestic
duties. furagug. the care of eggs and 80 on.
Tho soldier ants ara further suhdividcd
The larger number hv constant "%Ncrcls" dc
N"l"p r"rc" uippiug Jaw and poison stiusS.
Tho others m some curious fashion increase
the ~" ~ thor h"ads. -, c,iallv II ,h"y
happen to he considerably bigger than thrrr
llltN''I~ W 'k " az 'l'lI Nv A't''' y
n rassng"wsy against m invading io"
Exceptionally elastic slaves are transformed
into living honey bottles They are found
with abdomen, enormously distrndrd. and
fun Of the honey dow the WORKING slaves bring
ia liou"v-i"w. be- u said. - a secretion OF
the aphii"s. or plant llCc. winch The M ~Nari,.S
keep IN herds WItflu the nest
Ant. are N1,-tnl lately fond of honey iN-
de'i. ~ all sweet IuivH- They arr, further,
fond of mushroom and, grow them within
then nest Ih'N al~o cultivate CERTAIN
mpiitCltiuuS ~ ~" plant form, etiugiug rrc
Young tender ~trlu~ 80 nrrC"ll that they will
become almost giphular and dl-'lll n thin
srWl-SlCChaTlu lulo". which III" ants uo doubt
regard aS TAt" vine tue particular speeches
Ot orchid. indeed, i 80 infested with u Ntrulout
stiugIuc ant thai zoe COLLECT ipu ct Il i Nrrv
dangerous IN" minute tn plant i touched
all The ants svuriulug over Il rush tp the point
oi alta That L.. however. lc~> curious than
tho fact that the urChIi will not flourish with
out tht ants. but Wlth,rS away after n feeble
strHcgllrE wear e growth
SON" few among ~lave-holdinc ants remain
capable Ia" most part beCulnr utterly DE-.
innrili1"d They cannot huIld nests. care
Not a few when the slaves have chosen and
built |, new nest rId" To- u upon a slaves back
nn" Spaces Is noteworthy for having only
slaves Tor worker. Vel never containing
within IN" nest anl slaV" "cs, ~ Young
" with bees. iu" queen ant - the mOthDT ~
often several qut-u~ IN M" sam" swarm lhr
WORKERS AZ" rudm"utarN females In slave
making IA" Ni'i"r~ Kill all III" perfect ants
and TAX" HON" ~" othrr.
Perfect male aud f. mHI"s haN" wing.
which they drop a. soon a. the matriag"
fight H. over Morker aHt- hsv. uo wings
Worker ants, or tHthcr slaves, and m. apht--
cows. oy no means erhaus; The lit Of ant