FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
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“I know that they do not taste good,” said Buddy. 
“You never ate one, did you, Buddy?” asked Bess. 
“I tasted some. The ants got into Mother’s honey, but 
they were so small that we did not see them. I put some 
of the honey into my mouth. All I could taste were the 
ants. Ugh, they tasted bad! I am not surprised that 
Mrs. Spider does not like them.” 
“Uncle Jack, do spiders bite?” asked Bess. “The lit¬ 
tle boy who lives near me is afraid of them. Some people 
kill all they can find.” 
“There are many kinds of spiders,” answered Uncle 
Jack. “Most of them will not bite you, even though you 
