‘THE SANGUINE ANTS. 333 
like those of the Legionary Ants, by a 
double cortége. ‘There are so many 
points in which these ants agree, that I 
was led to suspect they procure the Negro 
Ants, much in the same way as the 
Legionaries. I watched their movements 
from day to day, and was, at length, a 
witness to several of their expeditions, 
which differ, in many respects, from 
those described in the preceding chapter. 
The following will convey a just idea of 
their tactics. 
On the 15th July, at ten in the morn- 
ing, a small division of the Sanguine Ants 
was dispatched from the garrison, and 
arrived in quick march, near a nest of 
Negro Ants, situated twenty paces 
distant, around which they took their 
station. ‘The inhabitants, on perceiving 
these strangers, rushed forth in a body to 
attack them, and led back several prison- 
ers. ‘The Sanguine Ants made no further 
advance ; they appeared to be waiting 
some reinforcement. From time to time, 
little companies of these insects came 
