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Sept., 1923 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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Yes, but wail and observe. There, at oue side in the ed"e 
of the grass, is some foreign matter. Tread quietly; it 
takes but little to bring an army of ants about one, 
which Avould cause retirement, with, methinks. but little 
dignity but much haste. We kneel and watvh. This is 
the rubbisJi heap of the ants; a loose mound consisting of 
handfuls of dead ones, eountless legs and wings of grass^ 
hoppers, beetles, etc., all carried carefully away from the 
j>roximity of Ihe boles. Foraging among this debris are 
8(une black beetles, which are evidently obtaining a good 
meal, but of what, it would be hard to say. We secure as 
ruany as. possible; tAvo kinds being Pterobelaeus, of the 
Tenebrionidae family, one of which may prove to be 
new. Tlie third was a small Trox (T. perhis]>idns), family 
(Scarabiadae. Several tiny beetles hurried tliemselves out 
of sight, and 1 was unable to get them. Other ants’ 
nests were inspected with similar results. Possibly were 
a watch kept on these rubbish heaps through the differ- 
ent summer months some interesting insects could be 
secured. I was told of another beetle which Avas fre- 
quently seen, but evidently 1. was too late in the season 
for it. 
SYLLABUS OF MEETINGS. 
October 13. — Sandgate Lagoons. Train leaves Cen- 
tral Station, L2o p.m. Get out at Sandgate Central 
Station. 
October LI.— Evening Meetijig. Paper on Bird-life, 
by Mr. W. B. Alexander, M.A. Pape r 071 the Birds of the 
Chelmer SAvamp. by Mrs. (t A. Messmer, and on th-» 
Aquatic Life of Chelmer Swam)), by Mr. W. It. Colledgo. 
Xovemher 10.— Excursion to Middle Ridge, Taylor's; 
iLiuge (One Tree Ilill). Leader. Mr. R. Tllidge. Meet nt 
t'emet('ry Cates at 2 p.m. 
Xovember Lb — Lecture by Professor II. C. Richards, 
T),Sc. (Queensland Lniversity). on Xoav Z(‘aland, illus- 
1 rated with iantetm slides. Xote. — This meeting Avill 
be licld in the fb^ology Tjectnre Theatre, Lnivej'sity. 
