30 Ants. 



who supply it with nourishment as they do one 

 another. Miiller saw the ants caressing the beetles 

 with their antennas. These beetles have certain 

 tufts of hairs (fig. 9, a) at the base of the wingcases, 

 and the ants take these tufts into their mouths and 

 lick them, as well as the whole upper surface of 

 the body, with apparently the greatest enjoyment. 



