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CHAPTER III. 
ON THE RELATION OF ANTS TO PLANTS. 
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Flowers and insects—Ants not so important in relation to 
flowers as bees, but not without influence—Ants seldom 
promote cross-fertilisation, and hence injurious to flowers— 
Modes by which they are excluded — Belt — Kerner — 
Aquatic plants — Moats — Dipsacus —Slippery surfaces— 
Gentian, snowdrop, cyclamen — Concealment of honey— 
Antirrhinum, Linaria, Campanula, Ranunculus, Lamiwn, 
Primula, Geranium, &c.—Protection of honey by thickets 
of spines or hairs—Protection by viscid secretions —Silene, 
Senecio, Linnea, Polygonum, &c.—Milky juice—Lactuca— 
Nectaries on leaves—Leaf-cutting ants—Ants as tree guards 
—Importance of ants in destroying other insects—Har- 
vesting ants—Solomon—The Mischna—Meer Hassan Ali— : 
Sykes—Moggridye—Agricaltural ants—Lincecum—McCook 650 
CHAPTER IV. 
RELATIONS TO OTHER ANIMALS. 
Uunting ants—The Driver ants—Ecitons—Insects mimicking 
ants—Enemies of ants-—Parisites—Mites— Phora—Domestic 
animals of ants—Aphides—Eges of Aphides. kept through 
the wiuter by ants—Blind beetles—Pets—Progress among 
ants—Relations of ants to one another— Stenamma—Solenopsis 
—Slive-making ants — Formica sanguinca — Polyergus — 
Expeditions of Polyergus—Polyergus fed by the slaves— 
Strongylognathus—Degradation of Strongylognathus—Aner- 
gates —Explanation of the present state of Strongylognathus 
and Anergates—Progress among ants—Phases of life— 
Hunting, pastoral, and agricultural species. ‘ . 63 
CHAPTER V. 
BEHAVIOUR TO RELATIONS. 
Mr Grote on ‘ Morality as a necessity of society ’—Behaviour 
of ants to one another—Statements of previous writers: 
