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Flashlights o\ Nature 



lodginj4 in return lor cBicicnl protection against 

 the dreaded onslanghl of the common enemy. 



And now that 1 have succeeded, I hope, in in- 

 teresting you a httle in tlie 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 wliole tiling dry ; but 



NO. 7. —THE f.ARDEN ANT — PORTRAIT OF A WORKER. 



now that you understand what sort of objects the 

 ant wants to attain, you mfiy 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 liead, with very powerful jaws ; and when 



