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lodging in return for efficient protection against 

 the dreaded onslaught of the common enemy. 



And now that I have succeeded, I hope, in in- 

 teresting you a little in the habits of ants, I am 

 going to tell you a few facts about their structure. 

 That is my dodginess, you see ; I knew if I began 

 by giving you details of legs and body and seg- 

 ments, you would vote the whole thing dry ; but 



NO. 7. THE GARDEN ANT PORTRAIT OF A WORKER. 



now that you understand w r hat sort of objects the 

 ant wants to attain, you may be content to examine 

 the organs she attains them with. 



In No. 7 you have a portrait of the common 

 Garden Ant of England, one of the most interest- 

 ing creatures in the world to watch in action. 

 This is a worker specimen ; therefore, it has a 

 very big head, with very powerful jaws ; and \vhen 



