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brought in, and disengaged a great num.’ 
ber of labourers, larvee, and pupe, which 
were there imprisoned. They worked 
with indefatigable activity. I was struck 
by their zeal. ‘They brought to my recol- 
lection those famous dogs, who appear as- 
sociated in charity with their masters, for 
the purpose of extricating from under- 
neath the snow of the Alps engulphed 
travellers. 
The Legionary Ants took no active 
part -in this interesting scene: the 
Negro Ants were particularly careful of 
them, often conducting them into the 
interior of the nest, but sometimes con- 
tenting themselves with laying them 
down at the entrance of the glazed canal, 
going immediately in search of others. 
The Rufescent Ant, in this case, re- 
mained, for a moment, curled up, with- 
out movement; it then unrolled itself, and 
looked around, on all sides, without 
knowing where it was, or what direction 
it should take. I saw it, then, approach 
the Ash-coloured Ants, and implore their 
