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guine Ants pursue, and endeavour to steal 
from them their treasure. The whole 
body of Negro Ants are in flight; some 
few pass.through the enemy’s rank, and 
at the hazard of their lives, enter once 
more their habitation, and expeditiously 
carry off the larve, that would otherwise 
remain devoted to pillage. The Sanguine 
Ants descend into the interior, take 
possession of the avenues, and appear to 
establish themselves in. the devastated 
city. Little bands of troops continually 
pour in from the garrison, and begin tak- 
ing away the remainder of the larve and 
pupe, establishing an uninterrupted chain 
from one ant-hill to the other: thus the 
day passes and night comes on, before 
they have transported all their booty. A 
considerable number of Sanguine Ants - 
The impetuosity of the latter allows them no time 
for defence. The tactics of those besieging being 
different, those of the besieged will always be so. 
But can we form any idea how Nature has taught 
them to take precautions proportionate to er’ 
danger? — A. 
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