Chap. XI. THE STINGING BLACK ANT. 229 



trees. These ants are almost as large as the Mogo- 

 kora, and they are also of a dark black colour, and 

 shaped more like a bee than any other ant I have 

 seen. Their sting is quite of the size of that of a 

 bee, they are very quick in their motions, and are 

 very difficult to capture if they have once been 

 missed. Their sting is the most painful I ever felt, 

 but happily the pain does not last long. 



