74° EGGS, &c. OF ANTS. 
they carried them with all expedition 
above the ant-hill, where they left them 
exposed to the influence of the heat. 
Their ardour suffered no relaxation ; the 
female larvae (which are heavier, and 
much larger than those of the other 
cast) were carried, with some difficulty, 
through the narrow passages, leading 
from the interior to the exterior of the 
ant-hill, and placed in the sun, by the 
side of those of the workers and males. 
After remaining there a quarter of an 
hour, the ants again took them up, and 
sheltered them from the direct rays of 
the sun, by placing them in chambers, 
situated under a layer of straw, which 
did not entirely intercept the heat. 
The workers, after having fulfilled the 
duties imposed upon them in regard to 
the larvee, did not forget themselves ; 
they sought, in their turn, to stretch 
themselves in the sun, lay upon each 
other in heaps, and seemed to enjoy some 
repose, but it was of no long duration. 
I observed a great number constantly 
