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The large Flies of the fmall Black Colonies 
differ nothing from thefe but in Colour, which 
at firft is a light brown, but foon after tends to 
black. 
The Hill Flies of this Sort vary not a great 
deal from, either in Colour or Proportion. They 
are perhaps a little larger, and lefs black. 
The Red and Jet Flies, are not in general 
above as large again as the Workers. The firft 
are of a languid red. The fecond extremely 
black. In other Circumftances they are not dif¬ 
ferent from the reft. 
Befides thefe, there are in every Colony a Set 
of fmall Ant Flies which are about the Size of 
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the common Workers, or rather lefs in Bulk, but 
fomewhat longer. 
It is obfervable of the fmall Flies, that on their 
firft coming out from the Aurelia State they are 
all of a deep brown, and mo ft of them afterwards 
turn black ; fome indeed continue their brownefs, 
or vary a little to the Complexion of the W-ork= 
ers. Their Antennae are more articulated, or con- 
fift of feveral more Joynts than the Females, or 
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