CONTENTS iii 



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Ants useful to man 183 



Carpenter ants 184 



CHAPTER XII. 



Instinct. Learning. Memory 186 



Traps. Snares 188 



Animals that live with ants , 189 



Animal food 191 



Water. Rain 194 



Mining a home. (Illustrated) 199 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Carpenters. Harvesters. Other insects. Rain. (Illustrated).. 202 



White ants. Termites 212 



Ant and Florence. Eyesight 213 



Robbers in second attack. (Illustrated) 216 



Queens. Eggs. Nests. Acrobats 221 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Mining. Trails. Work 222 



Longlegs. Food. Instinct 224 



Carpenters 225 



Ants killed. Health officer. Inspector 226 



Battle suspected. Clearing yard. (Illustrated) 227 



Carpenters ' cows discovered 229 



CHAPTER XV. 



Robbers make third attack. (Illustrated) 233 



Carpenters. Cows. Other insects 245 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Velvet ants 249 



Harvesters. Enemies. Animals that resemble ants. Ants 



carry water 250 



Cows. Acrobats swarm. Watchdogs 250 



Flying 255 



Ladybugs. Spiders. Daddy Longlegs. Oak galls. Wireless. 



Mites. Bats 255 



Cows of Acrobats found 258 



Farewell feast given our ants 262 



Farewell 264 



