170 LIFE STORIES OF AUSTRALIAN INSECTS. 



submerged the lot in a basin ot water. This served 

 the purpose of separating most of them, and they 

 were soon rescued and restored to their homes 

 Httle the worse for their lively experience. How- 

 ever there w,ere several victims. 



Note that the ants have a habit of covering over 

 v/ifh sand anything objectionable in the nest which 

 they cannot remove, or which would be too trouble- 

 some to remove. If there is water spilt, and it 

 does not dry quickly enough, they cover it up. They 

 covered up various things such as chocolates and 

 biscuit, if too much was put in. 



