The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 88
HONEY-ANTS GETTHEIR STORES. These galls are produced by one of the Cy>u/>s, a tiny gall-fly. Thenectar collects in tiny white globules on the surfaces of the gallswhich still contain the immature fly. tip or first joint of the antenna, it is said, is forrecognizing the odor of the home; the… … even more extraordinary. As the ants spendmost of their time in the dark, they must dependlargely on scent for their guidance, and, in conse-quence, have quite an elaborate array of noses,each for a special purpose. Miss Adele Fieldebelieves that their antennae, those slender, thread-like…
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