INSECT INTRUDERS. 



we examine them, they are seen to be hum- 

 ming with red ant lifeand woe betide the un- 

 lucky shikari who unwarily 

 brushes againstone when out 

 on an elephant. Literally in 

 a twinkling he will be cover- 

 ed with the brutes all intent 

 on rinding the softest por- 

 tions of his anatomy to bite 

 with as vicious a nip as 

 they can possibly manage. 

 Little short of a hurried strip 

 will get rid of them then. 



The red ant is pretty well 

 an omnivorous feeder and 

 will carry away any and 

 every scrap of refuse you 

 throw away during a tiffin 

 in the jungle. He is a 

 gentleman whose room is ever 

 to be desired to his company, 

 and I would strongly recommend 

 the tyro in jungle matters to always 

 bear him in mind. 



