Q22 RELATION OF ANTS 
treasure. It will be enough, to be eor- 
vinced ofthis truth, to station one’s-self 
near an oak covered with these insects, 
where we shall, soon after, observe thou- 
sands. of ants ascending and descending 
thetrunk. All those ascending have small 
bellies, and walk nimbly; those, on the 
contrary, descending, have their abdomen 
swoln, transparent, full of the fluid 
obtained from these insects, and do not 
move but with difficulty. 
4. The almost Human Industry-of Ants. 
THERE are ants that scarcely ever quit — 
their abode; we neither observe them 
moving towards trees or their fruit ; they 
do not even go in chace of other insects ; 
they are, notwithstanding, extremely 
common in our meadows and orchards. I 
allude to the Yellow Ants, called by the 
common people Red Ants, and which 
would merit the surname of soulerraines. 
They are two lines in length, their body 
is of a pale yellow colour, slightly trans~ 
parent, and covered with hair. 
