234 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF THE GARDEN 



enemy. She has lost one feeler and there goes the other. 

 She tried to hide them, but failed, and is left to die. 



KENNETH. See ours hike away from home. They are 

 running- thirteen feet and hiding in a cave by the telephone 

 pole. The Robbers drove them away from the other side 

 of that pole seven months ago. 



FLORENCE. I've drawn a picture that will show you 

 what this Robber looks like. 



THE ROBBER ANT. 

 (Eciton (Acamatus) opacithorax Emery.) 



Front View. 



FLORENCE. What do you think of my picture? Look 

 at the jaws. The length of this ant varies from one-eighth 

 of an inch to twice that, and the length of the jaws varies 

 more than that. A soldier's head isn't large, but the jaws 

 are fierce. 



DOROTHY. This is the villain in the story the one 



