Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 75
ction,and takes himself off. Thus, instead of de-fending itself against robbers, the Serratulahas a troop of soldiers to fight for it, andpays them for their services with honey. Certain handsome acacias that grow in tropi-cal countries guard themselves in like manneragainst insects that eat their… … ants and soon drive him away. Plants andinsects, you see, make very fair alliances witheach other. The daintiest feeders in the insect-world arenot satisfied with such poor fare as leaves andpetals, but must live upon the honey and thepollen in the blossoms. Possibly some mayask here, What is…
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