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