THEIR WARFARE. 1$ 



make a foray, they send scouts to explore the 

 ground, who afterwards return and report their 

 success. They then march forth in regulai 

 armies. The assailed town pours out its inhab- 

 itants, and the fight begins. Head to head, 

 foot to foot, jaw to jaw, the sable warriors de- 

 fend their homes and their children, but in 

 vain. The victory is always with the invaders. 

 They do not drive out their conquered foes, 

 but they break into their homes and carry 

 away the cocoons of the workers. The red 

 ants return in perfect order to their own city, 

 bearing with them their living burdens. They 

 treat the plundered young with the same care 

 they give their own, and the ants produced 

 from the stolen cocoons seem to work with 

 abundant energy and good will. The inhabit- 

 ants of the besieged city, knowing what result 

 will follow the fight, often carry away many of 

 their young. They take them to the tops of 

 the grass stems, and hide them amid the foliage 

 of other plants. When the raid is over, the^? 

 bring them back to the nest again. Several 



