many years studying the ants to find 
out all about them and their way of 
living. So, even though the ant and 
his fellows are out of sight in the grasses 
now, we can follow them in our imagi¬ 
nation. In our imagination we can go 
right into the ant hill if we wish. 
PICTURE OF AN ANT 
But first, let us push aside the grasses, 
pick up one little ant, and put it under 
some kind of magnifying glass that will 
make it look much bigger. 
The ant’s body is divided into three 
parts. There’s the head. Then there’s 
the chest. Behind that is the part that 
contains all the digestive system. This 
is much larger than the rest of the ant. 
It is joined to the chest by a very tiny 
waist. 
The ant has no bones inside its body. 
It does not need them, for it is covered 
with shell. This protects the body, just 
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