THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



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they leave both these duties to their slaves. Should the 

 tribe be forced to abandon a nest which is too old, or 

 become too small, the slaves decide upon the question, and 



110. Eeturn of Ants after a Battle, magnified. 



carry the emigration into effect. The Amazons seem at 

 this time to be struck with scandalous weakness. Each 

 slave takes in its mandibles one of its degenerate masters, 

 and bears it to the neAV dwelling, just as a cat carries in its 

 mouth the kitten taken from its cradle. 



The ingenious Huber wanted to see how far the de- 



