PARTS OF AN ANT 55 



Eyes. 



FLORENCE. You have big eyes, but if you cau't see 

 with them they are all a sham. 



KENNETH. Maybe an ant's eyes gather up enough 

 light so it can see a little even in its dark house or at 

 night. Ants might see where we are blind. Many animals 

 can see in the dark. 



ALBERT. You have big eyes on either side of your 

 head and are supposed to have three small ones on top of 

 your head, but I can't find them. 



ANT. Our workers have none on top, but our kings and 

 queens have. 



FLORENCE. What are the names of your different 

 kinds of eyes? 



ANT. All our kind of ants have a big lateral eye on 

 each side of the head, and our kings have three good 

 medial eyes on top of the head, besides they have lateral 

 eyes. The queens have lateral eyes, but two of the medial 

 eyes are poor. Workers have no medial eyes. Medial eyes 

 are supposed to see short distances. 



CECIL. The king, the gentleman of the family, has 

 wonderful eyesight, and I suppose can see queens and 

 other kings as they sail swiftly through the air at flying 

 time. My eyes would be no good for him. 



ALBERT. How do blind ants see each other in the air? 



FLORENCE. You have big eyes, but can't see much. 

 You are going entirely blind because you have taken to 

 living in a cave and to working all night. Have some ants 

 110 eyes at all? 



ANT. You'll find some around here that have none. 

 Some ants never come above ground except at flying time. 



