7* But' when they have newly put on this fhape, I could ne - 
ver difcern the leaft motion in any one part of the little Creature, 
whereof the reafon may perhaps be, the weaknefs of their Fibres 5 
for aftef a little more tune, when they begin to bebrownifh, they 
have ftrength to ftir alt their parts. 
8, At iaft I met with feme of thefe reputed Eggs^ which being 
carefully open’d by me, I took out of feveral of them, everyway 
perfedtand compleat Ants, which did immediately creep about a- 
mong the reft, no way differing from many other Ants, but by a 
more feeble motion of their Limbs. And this I took for a clear de- 
monftratioa of what I defigned, which was to know. That the 
Film does onely cover the Maggot, while fhe is transforming into 
an Ant, and fit to fhift for her felf. 
9. The black Speck that is atone end djj^ry fuch reputed Ants 
Egg, I fuppofe to be caff out of the Mavrin her transformation $ 
hnce, after it puts on the fliape of an Ant, the Speck is quite gone, 
and the whole body of the Ant pure clear ; fince alfo this Speck 
at the end of the faid Egg, lies always clofe to the Anm of the in- 
cluded Ant, 
i©. As to their care for their Ymng ( by which I mean all the 
forts and degrees aforefaid, from the Spawn to the vulgarly call’d 
Eggs, in every one of which you’lfinde a young Ant) it is obfer- 
vable, How upon the breaking up of their Banks, they make it 
their bufinefs immediately to carry their Young out of fight again, 
laying the feveral forts of them in feveral places and heaps: the 
which if you mingle again or fcatter, you fhall, laying but fome 
bits of Slate, or thelike, in any place they may come to and get 
under, after a few hours fee all the Vermicles, and vulgarly call’d 
Eggs 3 ; laid in their feveral and diftindf parcels, under fuch pieces of 
Slate, &c. Provided the place be not fo cold as to chill their 
Limbs § which if it be , by being brought to the fire they will 
feon recover their ftrength, and fall to their bufinefs again, of fe- 
curing their little Ones, 
l x 1 1 have obferved in Summer, That in the Morning they bring 
tip thofeof their Young (that are vulgarly call’d Ants Eggs) to- 
wards the top of the Bank; fo that you may fromTen in the Morn- 
ing, until Five or Six Afternoon, finde them near the top; efpecially 
about One, T wo, or T hree of the Clock, and later.if the Weather 
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