Chapter XVII. 
THE RED ANT. 
I WONDER if there is any 
living creature which can 
be looked at from so many 
points of view as the Red 
Ant, or Yellow Ant, as 
some prefer to call it. It 
is, in fact, neither red nor 
yellow, but of a light, 
sherry-brown colour, with 
fierce black eyes, and long 
curved jaws. The point 
of view from which it has 
most often fallen to me to 
consider it may be de- 
scribed in this way. Hot 
and tired, you sit down 
carelessly on a log or rock, 
which, for some strategic 
