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try again. Finally, as in the large box, the fact of a necessity seemed to dawn upon the ants, and a portion of the surface opposite from the entrance to the galleries, and close up against the glass, was [page] 91 ANTS FUNEREAL HABITS

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reduction of the canine teeth in the males would almost certainly affect the teeth of the females through inheritance. As the various mental faculties gradually developed themselves the brain would almost certainly become larger. No one, I presume, doubts that the large proportion which the size of man's brain bears to his body, compared to the same proportion in the gorilla or orang, is closely connected with his higher mental powers. We meet with closely analogous facts with insects, for in ants

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to him in my old manner; he shewed no joy, but instantly followed me out walking, and obeyed me, exactly as if I had parted with him only half an hour before. A train of old associations, dormant during five years, had thus been instantaneously awakened in his mind. Even ants, as P. Huber18 has clearly shewn, recognised their fellow-ants belonging to the same community after a separation of four months. Animals can certainly by some means judge of the intervals of time between recurrent events

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CHAPTER V. TERMITES. THE habits of the Termites, or so-called White Ants, have not been so closely studied as they deserve. Our chief knowledge concerning them is derived from the observations of Jobson, in his 'History of Gambia;' Bastian, in 'The Nations of Eastern Asia;' Forsteal, Lesp s, K nig, Sparman, Hugen, Quatrefages, Fritz M ller, and most of all, Smeathman, in 'Philosophical Transactions,' vol. lxxi. In Africa these insects raise their hills to a height of between ten and twenty

A2418    Review:     Anon. 1882. [Review of Earthworms]. Sheffield Independent (28 January): 12.   Text

he has now shown himself willing to devote attention to the study of the habits and work of very humble creatures, just as Sir John Lubbock employs his leisure in the observations of ants and bees

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facts gathered, which were afterwards recorded in books, every word of which can be understood by every one; and from him did Sir John Lubbock learn how, in the same way, to study ants. Lastly, let us learn from his placid temper and invariable kindly courtesy. To the abuse heaped upon him he never returned one vexed word; his composure was absolutely unruffled. And to the last, so long as he could write, any tolerable letter from any one would always bring an autograph reply. This broad charity

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quadrangle by its open or southern side along the dotted line marked a to the central point c. The incoming line is composed of individuals each bearing [page] 113 HONEY-MAKING ANTS

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after which, out of thirty-two visits, twenty-two were to the orange and yellow. Another colour to which a similar preference is shown is blue. As regards scent, Sir John found that on putting a few drops of eau de Cologne at the entrance of a beehive, 'immediately a number (about 15) came out to see what was the matter.' Other scents had a similar effect; but on repetition several times the bees became accustomed to the scent, and no longer came out. As in ants, so in bees, Sir John's

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remembered is analogous to that already mentioned in the case of ants); according to B chner, however, bees not only remove their dead, but also, occasionally at least, bury them. But as he gives very inadequate evidence in support of this assertion, we may safely set it aside as insufficiently proven. B chner, however, gives an admirable summary, and makes some judicious remarks on the well-known and highly remarkable habit which bees practise for the obvious purpose of ventilating their hives. As

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same author relates that in order to reach a box of wax lights they made a covered road from the ground up to the second story of a house.1 It is needless to give a special description of any of the other habits of these insects, such as their swarming, breeding, c., for they all more or less closely resemble the analogous habits of ants and bees. It is very remarkable that insects of two distinct orders should both manifest such closely similar social habits of such high complexity, and it rather