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which suits both the flower and the 
insect. 
And the flowers take care that they 
don’t pay away good money—or honey ; 
it all means the same, you see—without 
getting the work done. That would 
never do. And so there are all sorts of 
artful contrivances to prevent any cheat- 
ing. For instance, a small insect like 
our ant might come and get the honey 
intended for a bumble-bee. Its body 
wouldn't be big enough to touch the 
pollen-bearing parts, so that something 
has to be done to prevent its getting 
the pay. Perhaps it is packed away at 
the end of a long tube, and its tongue 
isn’t long enough to reach it. When it 
has tried one or two flowers and finds 
itself unable to get at the honey, it soon 
gives it up as a bad job and goes some- 
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