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enough to last the pupa until it's changed to an ant. The 

 pupae of some ants are not in cocoons. I see you children 

 wear cocoons. 



DOROTHY. Not much. These are clothes. Don't you 

 suppose we eat? 



ANT. You two little queens have no wings, I think. 



ALBERT. Not yet. 



DOROTHY. You know the larva is buried in dirt when 

 it spins its cocoon. Is the cocoon left buried? 



ANT. No. The nurses take it out, brush it off, and take 

 it where they want it. 



DOROTHY. You spoke of ants stealing babies and 

 pupae. Small ants couldn't hurt the pupa of a large one 

 if it be wrapped in a cocoon, could they? 



ANT. Oh, yes, they could. A lot of them would get on 

 the cocoon, bite holes in it, rip it open, tear up the pupa 

 and carry the pieces home. If the pupa had no cocoon, 

 they would drag the young one to their nes%. 



