6$ Of A N T S. 
man Induftry, and a juft Reproach to the^Lazy 
Indolent. They even exceed the painful induftrious 
Bees. For the Ants employ each Moment by f 
Day and Night almoft without Intermiflion, un~ 
lefs hindred by exceffive Rains: Whereas the ci¬ 
thers venture not abroad until the Morning. 
We may reduce the Employments of Ants to 
three Divifions, i. The Management of their 
Colonies. 2. Taking care of the Young. 3. And 
collecting Provifions. Each of which merits our 
Admiration. 
The general Form of the Colonies and Tex¬ 
ture of their Apartments, with the Manner of 
making them, have been already defcribed. We are 
next to enquire, what other Particulars relate to 
* According to the noble Period of Solomon . Go to 
the Ant thou Sluggard, confider her Ways, and be 
Wife, Prov. 6. v. 5. 
•f Pliny has mentioned the nofturnal Labours of 
the Ants, which he confines to Moonlight. Operantu r 
£t noEiu plena lund j e&dem interlunio xeffant . Jam in 
opere qut labor? qu<z fedulitas? — Plin. Nat. Hill. 
L.i 2. cap. 29. But, as far as I can obferve, they make 
no Difference* except in Rain, 
the 
