“HE SANGUINE ANTS. ~ 835 
their care, and in this respect show us 
one of the most singular traits of pru- 
dence of which the history of insects can — 
furnish an example. Even long before 
success is in any way dubious, they bring 
the pupz from the subterranean cham- 
bers, and heap them up on the side of 
their nest, opposed to that where the 
Sanguine army is stationed, in order to 
carry them off with the greater readiness 
should the fate of arms be against them. 
Their young females escape on the same 
side. ‘The danger becomes more immi- 
nent; the Sanguine Ants, sufficiently 
reinforced, throw themselves in the midst 
of the Negroes, attack them on all points, 
and arrive to the very gates of their city. 
The latter, after a brisk resistance, re- 
nounce its defence, seize upon the pup 
deposited on the outside, and convey 
them to a place of safety.* The San. 
* Is it not surprising that the Ash-coloured, when 
attacked by the Sanguine Ant, should follow a 
different line of conduct to what they pursue, when 
they have any engagement with the Legionaries. 
