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CHAP. It. 
OF THE EGGS, LARVZ, AND PUPA OF 
ANTS. i! 
Tue exterior of ant-hills, their form and 
construction, have hitherto entirely oc- 
cupied us: it was, however, necessary to 
commence by establishing the ants in 
their abode previous to describing the 
rest of their labours. The object which 
will now evidently create some interest, 
is that solicitude the workers evince for 
the object of their charge, and the mater- 
nal attention they bestow upon them 
from the period of their quitting the ege 
to that of their complete developement. *, 
* It would be perhaps more regular to speak of 
the fecundation of ants, before making known the 
care and affection they evince for their young. 
This plan, from which we could not well depart, in 
speaking of insects that lead a solitary life, is not 
