COMPOUND ANT-HILLS. 260 
little males, entirely black, with glittering 
wings, bearing no resemblance to those I 
had hitherto met with. At length I 
observed females of a large size, of an 
orange colour, whose similitude to the 
Rufescent Ants, clearly denoted their 
origin. ‘The greater part possessed wings ; 
in their body, eyes, and teeth, they closely 
resembled the Warrior labourers, . but 
were of greater size. ‘The males were 
not so large as those commonly found in 
simple Negro dwellings, and were unlike 
them, in not having either the feet or 
antenne yellow. 
In further examining the interior of 
this nest, which was of great depth and 
extent, I remarked that the Negroes were 
alone occupied in watching over these 
males and females, who allowed them- 
selves to be conducted from place 
to place, as if they looked upon 
them as their natural parents. The 
Amazons, on the other hand, took not 
the slightest notice of them, but retired 
and hid themselves as quickly as possible, 
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