(Bu Theo. Carreras. 
THE APHIDES OF THE DAIRYING ANTS. 
“Green Fly,”’ or ‘‘Blight,’’ as the Aphides are often called, are a race that find much favour with ants, for by them they are 
supplied with a colourless liquid containing sugar, which is much appreciated. For this purpose ‘ant cows”’ are bred, kept in 
herds, and milked by the ants, who will also build sheds and walls to protect them and will drive away their enemies. They are 
here seen milking the ‘“cows”’ by stroking them with their antennae. 
