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these intruders, if she should happen to pass too near the little one 

 or her nest. Again, I have found our common termites and a species 

 of another ant living within the chambers of the occupied nest. 

 These intruders or parasites were not disturbed or molested by the 

 rightful occupants of the nest. However, when their formicary is 

 molested or seriously endangered by an enemy, they skilfully put to 

 use the warlike weapons with which they are armed, and, if they are 

 fortunate enough to make a landing on a person, and they usually are 

 if you are disturbing them, they bow the head, seize the skin with the 

 mandibles, bow the back, curve the abdomen, and thrust the sting 

 into the tissue. 



