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CONTENTS. 



Page 



Ants. 



Storing up food - - - - 38 



(Gould's " English Ants ") - - 41 



Individuals composing the society - -42 



Formation of new societies — Winged Ants - 44 



Language - - - - - 50 



Affections and aversions - - - 55 



Formic acid - - - 56 



Wars - - - - - 57 



Slave-making - - - -62 



Milch Cattle — Aphides, &c. - - -71 



Emigrations - - - - 16 



Working all night - - - - 83 



Roads and track- ways - - 84 



Strength and perseverance - - 86 



Bridge-making - - - 87 



Repose and sleep - - - 88 



Sports and games - - - 88 



LETTER XVIII. 



Perfect Societies of Insects — continued - 91 — -102 



Wasps. — Humble Bees - 91 — 102 

 Wasps. 



Individuals composing the society - - - 91 



Labours of workers - - - - 94 



Storing up honey - - - - 94 



Sentinels - - - - - 95 



Humble Bees. 



Individuals composing the society - - 96 



Employment of females - - - 97 



Small females - - - - 98 



Parasitic Humble Bees - - - - 101 



Temper and disposition - - - 101 



LETTER XIX. 



Perfect Societies of Insects — continued - 1 03 — 1 39 

 Hive Bee - 103—139 



Individuals composing the society - - - 105 



Education of a new Queen - - - 109 



Larvae and pupae - - - - 116 



Queen Bee - - - - -118 



Combats of Queens - - - - 120 



First swarm conducted by the old Queen - - 122 



Treatment of young Queens - - - 123 



Devotion to the Queen - - 126 



Loss of a Queen - - - - 127 



