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decayed, and in whofe Neighbourhood are other 
Trees more flour idling and verdant. Scmetime s 
the Jet Ants prefer redding in a Garden Wall 
repleni&ed with ^ruit, The Traces are fo con¬ 
trived as to pafs along by fuch Trees as promife 
themoftNo*. iOhment. The Labourers make'Ex- 
curfiotr fr<m their main Paths to the Trees, and 
having gathered what Forage they can meet with, 
return the fame Way they came. In order to 
facilitate their Progrefs, they remove any Qbfta- 
cles that lie in their Road, as Bits of Straw, Sticks, 
and other Rubbiih ; and alfo Bite off the Herbs 
almoft even with the Surface of the Ground.Thus 
by their indefatigable Pains they fuller not the 
Grafs to grow in the Streets* 
To try the Extent (if I may fo exprefs it) of 
their Reafon, and the Invariablenefs of their For¬ 
ming thefe Works, I took the Opportunity of an 
exceeding Wet Day (otherwife their Adlivity will 
not permitj to remove a Settlement of jet Ants 
to a different Situation. As foon as the Weather 
altered, they divided into three Parties, and with¬ 
in a Week formed fo many Streets, which led from 
the Colony to feveral Fruit-Trees, whereon the 
W orkers made Excurfions, and cohered Food. It 
was pleafant to obferve with how much Nicety 
they 
