94 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF THE GARDEN 



queens and some babies, hold- them a few minutes, and 

 then tote them back. 



ANT. We take them out to air them. The queens gen- 

 erally go out themselves to take exercise and to get fresh 

 air. 



DOROTHY. It took four ants to get a balky one out 

 of the house. Then the four let go one by one as it was 

 dragged away. 



ALBERT. An officer carried one of your ants out of the 

 house three times, and each time the ant broke away and 

 ran back. At last the officer gave up and quit trying. 



Carrying Two Ants. 



CECIL. One of your ants had two things in mind at 

 the same time, I guess. She carried an aunt out ten feet, 

 laid her down, and then went on to the harvest field. The 

 one carried out had lost a foot and couldn't walk. 



DOROTHY. I saw one of ours carry a wounded sister 

 six feet away. Five minutes later another ant got on the 

 track, and followed it like a dog would a rabbit trail. After 

 examining to see what was going on, it left. Might a 

 single ant leave an odor along a trail? 



KENNETH. The fluid sack gets so full sometimes, that 

 the ant has to discharge it, whether it wants to or not. 

 But the feet leave a trail odor that can be followed, also. 



ANT. Cecil is having a thought. Let's hear from him. 



