56 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF THE GARDEN- 



Of course, many of these are eyeless, like some of the 

 insects in Mammoth Cave. 



CECIL. You must remember that many animals can see 

 light with certain cells of the skin earthworms and sev- 

 eral animals of the sea, for instance. 



How to Tell an Ant from Another Insect. 



ALBERT. How can I tell an ant from another insect. 

 Some that look like ants are not. 



ANT. Notice the slim pedicel that connects the two 

 large parts of an ant's body. An ant can fold its body at 

 the joints of this pedicel and double its abdomen under its 

 body or over its back, or whirl it round and round. The 

 pedicel of an ant has one or two humps or scales on it. 



The Name of Our Ant. A Letter from Mr. Wheeler. 



FLORENCE. Say, Ant, you gave us the name of the 

 big Carpenter; give us yours. 



ANT. My new name is Veramessor andrei Mayer, but 

 my old name is Stenamma andrei Emery. 



FLORENCE. There you go again. I don't care any- 

 thing about your old name or your new name. What I 

 want is your handy name. 



ANT. You may call me the Black Harvester Ant, but 

 there are other Black Harvesters one near here is shiny 

 black. 



FLORENCE. I wonder in what parts of the world our 

 ants live? 



CECIL. Many about like ours live in different parts of 

 the earth, but our particular kind lives in this part of the 

 United States and over the line in Mexico. 



FLORENCE. What are you reading, Albert? 



ALBERT. As president of the Bean Gang, I have re- 

 ceived this letter in answer to ours to Mr. Wheeler: 



