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caufe you cannot obferve any confiderable Diffe¬ 
rence between the Females themfelves. A Queen 
of the Hill Ants, is but a little larger than a 
Queen of the Yellow or finall Black ones. The 
Female Nymphs, are about the Size of a Grain of 
Wheat when it is fwelled with Moifture. The 
Male and Neutral Nymphs of the Hill and jet 
Colonies are perhaps as large as a common Wheat- 
Corn ; the reft exceed not a Grain of Rye® 
There is alfo a Variation in the Colour of Ant- 
Nymphs. The Hill and jet Aurelia’s are almoft 
white, and the Tiffues extremely fine. The others 
are more yellow, and a little coarfer. 
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The Female Ants continue in the Form of 
Aurelia’s between Five and Six Weeks, or more* 
I have obferved Vermicles change to Nymphs the 
Middle of May , and come to Maturity towards 
the latter End of June \ others not ’till the Be¬ 
ginning of July ; Six Weeks feein to be the Me¬ 
dium. The Male and Neutral Aurelia’s, as near 
as I can guefs a change in a Month or thereabouts. 
It is to be intimated that, as there are fucceffive 
Transformations of the Worms to Aurelia’s in 
May , June , and July^ and as the Workers are 
frequently removing them, it is difficult to ftate 
their exa £t Duration in the Form of Nymphp. 
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