THE Cows THAT ANTS MILK 3 



lucent insects, moored by their beaks or sucking- 

 tubes to the shoots of the plant on which they have 

 been born, and which they seldom quit unless 

 forcibly ejected. P^or they are no Columbuses. 

 The spray of rose-bush figured in sketch No. i 

 shows a small part of one such numerous house- 

 hold in quiet possession of its family tree, and 



NO. I. A BRANCH OF THE FAMILY TREE. 



engaged, as is its wont, in sucking for dear life at 

 the juices of its own peculiar food-plant. You 

 will observe that they are clustered closest at the 

 growing-point. Each little beast of this complex 

 family is coloured protectively green, so as to be 

 as inconspicuous as possible to the keen eyes of its 

 numerous enemies ; and each sticks to its chosen 

 twig with beak and sucker as long as there is any- 



