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also differ in the colour of the breast, 
which is of a bright red. The feet and 
antennz are also of a reddish cast; in 
regard to the rest of the body, there isa 
close resemblance: but for the real dis- 
tinction between these two species, we 
must look to their character. The Min- 
ing Ants possess great vivacity, are very 
courageous, and live upon animal food. 
The Negro Ants are, on the other hand, 
timid and pacific. It was not, therefore, 
without astonishment, that I saw, for the 
first time, an ant-hill, composed of Le- 
gionary and Mining Ants; it was at 
least thrice the size of the simple Miner 
ant-hills, and contained a vast number of 
inhabitants of the two casts. Among 
the individuals of this society, the same 
kind of intelligence seemed to reign as 
among those which had fallen under my 
previous notice. 
‘The Mining Ants go forth in a crowd, 
from morning ‘until evening, for the 
purpose of foraging in the neighbourhood, 
and thus providing for the wants of the 
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