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ants made their circles a little too big or too high, and so 

 ran out of ants. 



ALBERT. Ours didn't go after the Robbers, but would 

 wait until the enemy would run into the rope of ants. 

 Then ours would pull the murderers into the wall of ants 

 and smash them a dozen of ours against one of theirs, 

 you see. 



FLORENCE. No Robber could reach the door without 



Battle Between Black Harvesters and Robber (Ecitons) Ants. 

 Diagram. June 3. 



going through or over two banks of our ants, and very few 

 could do so. Great scheme on the part of our ants, wasn't it? 

 FLORENCE. Albert, you explain my picture. 

 ALBERT. 



A Robber ants (Ecitons) in great numbers making an 

 attack, their object being robbery, murder, and espe- 

 cially kidnapping babies. 



B, D, I and J Black Harvesters that have come out 



