PARASOL ANT- 

 SCIENTIFIC GARDENER 

 This ant bearing a piece of leaf, 

 parasol-fashion, is not shading 

 itself from the sun but is carrying 

 out an important part of its farm 

 program. Parasol ant workers cut 

 leaves underground and on them 

 plant fungus spores which pro- 

 duce food for the colony. In 

 dense tropical forests a proces- 

 sion of these large ants may 

 extend a good part of a mile. 



New York Zoological Society 



THE BEAUTIFUL, USEFUL, AND ALARMING DRAGONFLY 



Many people regard this handsome insect (note i.'s exquisite t:ansparent wings) with 

 almost superstitious fear. But not only is it harmless to man it helps to keep 

 mosquito pests in check. Dragonfly eggs are often laid right in the water. 



Harold K. Wht 



