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The Mouth lies between the two Saws and is 
compofed of a hollow Tube which anfwers the 
end of a Throat, and four Horns that ferve in- 
ftead of Lips and Fingers to convey the Food into 
theThroat. Each Horn has feveral little Joints, by 
which means it plays to and fro with great facility. 
The outfide Horns are longer than the others, and 
are annexed to fmall Yellow Lobes on each fide 
the Throat; the other two are joined to the 
Throat itfelf. Thefe Flayers are of particular Ufe 
to the Ants both in feeding themfelves and alfo 
their Young. 
The Horns, Antennae, or more properly Feel¬ 
ers, are placed between the Mouth and Eyes in 
little Sockets not far feparate from one another. 
Each Feeler has two Parts which are connected 
by a fmall Joint The ftrft reaches not half way, 
and bends outward, diverging from the Socket; 
the fecond Branch alfo diverges, is much longer 9 
and has eleven or twelve lefTer Divifions like fo 
many little Cups placed in one another; and hence 
they can move them with great Celerity. Each 
Part gradually decreafes downwards. * They are 
* The Antennae of Ants are what Virtuofi call arti¬ 
culated. 
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