the Termites of Africa and other hot Climates , 169 
other ; fometimes with one or two wings full hanging to their 
bodies,, which are not only ufelefs, but feem rather cumber- 
fame T). 
The greater part have no wings, but they run exceeding 
fail, the males after the females ; I have fometimes remarked two 
males after one female, contending: with great eagernels who 
fhould win the prize, regardlefs of the innumerable dangers 
that furroimded them. 
They are now become from one of the mod; adive, induf- 
trious, and rapacious, from one of the mod: fierce and impla- 
cable little animals in the world, the moil innocent, helplefs, 
and cowardly ; never making the leaf: refiftan.ee to the fmallefh 
Ant. The Ants are to be feen on every fide in infinite numbers, 
of various fpecies and fizes, dragging thefe annual vidims of 
the laws of nature to their different nefts. It is wonderful 
that a pair fhould ever efcape fo many dangers, and get 
into a place of fecurity. Some, however, are fo fortunate ; 
and being found by fome of the labouring infeds that are 
continually running about the furface of the ground under 
their covered galleries, which I fhall fhortly deferibe, are 
ekBed kings and queens of new dates ; all thofe who 
are not fo eleded and preferved certainly perifh, and moft 
probably in the courfe of the following day. The man- 
ner in which thefe labourers proted the happy pair from 
their innumerable enemies, not only on the day of the 
I have difeourfed with feveral gentlemen upon the tafte of the white Ants ; and 
on comparing notes we have always agreed, that they are moft delicious and deli- 
cate eating. One gentleman compared them to fugared marrow, another to 
'fugared cream and a pafte of fweet almonds. 
( 26 ) ligon obferved them, but does not know what they are. ligon's Barba- 
does, p. 63. 
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