216 RELATION OF ANTS 
skilfulin procuring, in this way, itssubsist- 
ence. The Fallow, the Ash-coloured, the 
Red, and several other ants, possess, 
in different degrees, the power of induc- 
ing these insects to deliver over to them 
this secretion. The Red Ant displays a 
singular address in receiving this little 
drop. It employs its antenne, the ex- 
tremity of which is a little enlarged, to 
convey it to.its mouth, as if they were 
real fingers. 
It does not appear that it is by impor- 
tunity ants obtain from the pucerons 
their nourishment. I observed some Fuli- 
ginous Ants upon the branches of an oak, 
which were loaded with large black puce- 
rons. The latter were walking back- 
ward and forward, and appeared to live 
in the best intelligence with the ants: 
they provided them with honey, but did 
not attempt to escape, although they 
were much more nimble than those of 
which I] have already spoken. I saw one, 
in this assembly, that possessed wings : 
its wings, which were black, ornamented 
