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species are in the main subterranean and are so much more 

 moii' )t on' Hi- in their habits than the species of Formica. Nevcr- 

 th< -It ->, an intensive study of the ethology of the European and 

 North Ann ri< .in Lasii is bound to bring to light many surprising 

 I'.K ts. This is sufticiently indicated in the preceding paragraphs 

 notwithstanding the large amount of conjecture which they con- 

 t.iin 



