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Ants and their Dwelling

           

           "Theothers,the’tchoungous,’tookflight,carryingtheireggsandtheiryoung,notwithouthavingbravelydefendedthemselves.Never,accordingtoLivingstone,neverwasthespiritofbattlecarriedfarther,eitheramongmenorbeasts!Withtheirtenaciousjaws,whichtearoutthepiece,thesesirafousmakethebravestmanrecoil.Thelargestanimalsevenlionsandelephantsfleebeforethem.

           "Nothingstopsthem;neithertrees,whichtheyclimbtothesummit,norstreams,whichtheycrossbymakingasuspensionbridgeoftheirownbodies,hookedtogether.Andnumerous!AnotherAfricantravelerDuChailluhasseenacolumnoftheseantsdefilepasthimfortwelvehourswithoutstoppingontheroad.Butwhybeastonishedatthesightofsuchmyriads?Thefecundityoftheseinsectsissurprising;and,toreturntoourfightingtermites,ithasbeenprovedthatafemaledepositsasmuchassixtythousandeggsinaday!Besides,thesenewropterafurnishthenativeswithajuicyfood.Broiledants,myfriends;Iknowofnothingbetterintheworld!"

           "Haveyoutheneatenthem,Mr.Benedict?"askedHercules.

           "Never,"repliedthewiseprofessor;"butIshalleatsome."

           "Where?"

           "Here."

           "Here;wearenotinAfrica!"saidTom,veryquickly.

           "No,no!"repliedCousinBenedict;"and,thusfar,thesewarliketermites,andtheirvillagesofant-hills,haveonlybeenobservedontheAfricanContinent.Ah!suchtravelers.Theydonotknowhowtosee!Well!allthebetter,afterall.IhavediscoveredatsetseinAmerica.

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