9 o Of A N T S. 
tSiey poliflhed their Tra£ts, by biting oft the Blades 
of Grafs, and carrying away the Rubbifh. They 
continued in this Pofition above fix W eeks, feem- 
ingly contented 5 but upon the falling of confider- 
• able Rains, which diftilled into their Settlement, 
they changed their Quarters, and removed to a 
Place cf greater Security* 
To make fome Difcovery of the various Ali« 
ment they delight in, and likewife to be farther 
fatisfied whether they have Granaries, I depofited, 
in a Number of Papers, many Different Kinds of 
Provifion. In fome, Grains of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats ; in others, divers vegetable Seeds, as Let- 
t:ce. Turnip, Parfley, In fome were placed 
Pieces of Apples, Pears, Plums, Figs, Peaches, 
and Neflarines; in others, Honey, Bits of Bread, 
Sugar ; and in fome. Ant Vermicles, Aurelia’s, 
and a Quantity of Workers. Upon placing fevera! 
of thefe Papers before the Colonies of each Species 
of Ants, it was obfervable that none, either of the 
Red, Jet, common Yellow or fmall Black Sort, 
ever pretended to remove any of the Corn or Seeds 
but with much Eagernefs carried off the Infe£is 5 
extracted the Juices of the Fruit, and feemed par¬ 
ticularly fond of Honey* They alfo feized on the 
Ant Vermicles, if not of the fame Species. I tri¬ 
ed 
