THE LIVING WORLD. 
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the attendants to the incubator; after the eggs are hatched the young are brought 
up on the English nursery plan, though as soon as able they are compelled to 
join the workers. 
One species rolls itself into a 
ball as a protection against its enemy ; 
another emits an odor; still others 
display the tenacity of the bull-dog. 
Some build underground, some partly 
underground, and others in trees; 
the last tile their roofs. They lay 
out roads, sometimes make an arched 
covered way, excavate tunnels, and 
display great skill as architects and 
builders. They display the loftier and 
more ignoble passions of man, for 
some species do not dishonor a con¬ 
quered foe, and others maltreat their 
foes after their death; some species 
enslave others ; some are brave and 
pugnacious, others cowardly and 
thievish; some go forth singly, 
others move only in troops. 
The investigation of ant-life has immuring the queen. 
furnished a fresh illustration of the fact, that even though for a time the 
conclusions of the naturalist are different from the statements of Holy Writ, 
a larger knowledge will show the naturalist to be in error. Some species of 
the ant do not store up food for winter, but there are other species, such as the 
Texas ant , which has shown that the Bible is no less inspired in matters of 
entomology, than in those of re¬ 
vealed religion. 
The bees, wasps, ichneumon* 
flies, gall-flies, saw-flies, like the 
ant ) have mouths adapted to the 
double office of biting and sucking. 
They have two pairs of wings, which 
are nearly unveined membranes. The 
female is crowned with a sting, 
which sometimes is saw-like. These 
insects undergo complete metamor¬ 
phosis. The different species recog¬ 
nize the needs of the prospective 
larvae and provide them with food, 
warrior ants making a covered way. or special defence, if their nature 
requires such provision. They never 
mistake the conditions necessary for the development of their larvae; they 
select with the most unerring certainty the plant, or tree, or egg, or larva 
suited to the fertilization of their eggs and the prosperity of the yet unborn 
young; tliev provide, when necessary, for the proper nursery care and education 
of their offspring; they recognize the convenience of a division of labor, and 
