102 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF THE GARDEN 



ANT. We simply carry our dead to the rubbish heap 

 or beyond. Probably the stories about the funeral cere- 

 monies of ants are not true. 



CECIL. I saw an enemy clip the head off one of your 

 ants. You simply carried the head and body to the rubbish 

 heap. 



Fighting, Ammunition. 



KENNETH. It's wrong for us to get it into our heads 

 that the different ants of a neighborhood are always fight- 

 ing each other, with intent to kill. If I should drop one 

 of our ants into the home of the Acrobats, they would 

 chase her out in a hurry, but would not kill her. 



ALBERT. Yes, and if I should drop an Acrobat into 

 the home of our ants, they would pay no attention to her. 

 Neighboring colonies know just what each other will 

 stand and what they won't. So, they know just what they 

 dare to do, and respect each other's laws. 



KENNETH. And any ant that refuses to respect these 

 laws is likely to lose its life, of course. We are not now 

 speaking of those kinds of ants that live by robbery and 

 murder, but of those that have learned to make a living in 

 a decent way. 



ALBERT. Might the acid or fluid that an ant can give 

 off kill an enemy? 



ANT. Yes, or paralyze it for a time. Why, some bugs 

 will fight you with an odor. Haven't you smelled it? 

 When a bee stings you, you wouldn't know it if it were 

 not for the poison that is injected into the wound. There's 

 nothing strange about an ant protecting itself with poison. 



DOROTHY. What do you do with the eggs, babies, 

 pupae, young wabbly ants yes, and the kings, queens and 

 welcome guests when the danger signal is given? 



