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GENERAL ZOOLOGY 



The eggs are, of course, extremely minute, and hatch 

 into footless larvae (Fig. 59, D), which resemble those of 

 the bees and wasps. The workers (Fig. 59, A) take great 

 care of the young, feeding them and moving them about 



D 



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Fig. 59. The cornfield ant. (Much enlarged) 



A, worker; B, winged male; C, wingless female; D, larva; E, pupa. 

 Forbes, Illinois State Natural History Survey) 



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in response to changes in temperature and amount of mois- 

 ture. Among ants generally, the workers feed not only the 

 young but even give up food to each other, when this is 

 demanded by a stroke of the antennae. The pupal stage 

 (Fig. 59, E) is generally passed in silken cocoons. These 



