250 ANTS AND CHILDREN OF TITE GARDEN 



live in the nests of bumblebees, bees, beetles, probably ants, 

 and with other insects, and their young eat the babies of 

 their hosts. 



KENNETH. I saw one breaking- for the door of the 

 Carpenter nest, and this one was going straight for the 

 door of our ants, we thought. 



ALBERT. There. I've dropped this one by the door. 

 A half dozen of our ants have jumped on it, but it has 

 escaped to be tackled by others. Look ! It folds each 

 feeler at the elbow and then presses it close against its 

 head. 



CECIL. And now it is standing on its head to hide its 

 feelers, and the ants bite the small of its back. That's a 

 new stunt. If our ants would take a few lessons, they 

 wouldn't lose so many feelers when" attacked by the Rob- 

 bers. Do you know that some writers say that ants came 

 from velvet ants and velvet ants from wasps! 



Our Ants. Enemies. Other Insects Resembling Ants. 



Ants Carry Water. Cows. Acrobats Swarm. 



Crickets Are Watchdogs. 



FLORENCE. Once last spring, early in the morning, 

 one hundred and fifty of our ants climbed upon the level 

 tops of some old dry grass. I wonder why? 



ALBERT. To take a sun bath. 



FLORENCE. Our ants have more friendly visitors than 

 all other ants put together Carpenters, Acrobats, Garden 

 Ants, and even Longlegs. As they never return the calls, 

 why do they have so many callers! 



KENNETH. Because ours are farmers and hunters, and 

 have plenty to eat. A good deal of food is left lying around 

 the yard. Then our ants are good-natured, you know. 



