CHAPTER III.--THE ANTS: THEIR FLOCKS AND THEIR SLAVES.

The writer's pain at discovering among the ants the existence of slavery, 259 Considerations which induced him to continue his studies, 260 He finds that the ants keep their "herds of cattle," 261 And discovers a reason for their apparent encouragement of slavery, 262 Mixed communities of ants; workers and warriors, 263 The workers are in reality the masters, though they seem to be slaves, 264 A campaign described; red against black, 265 Ant-societies regulated on the principle of division of labour, 266 Their species undergo modifications in special circumstances, 267 The influence of intellect over brute force exemplified, 268