Show An Ants Sewing Circle F Pothole n German naturalist has recently seen In Colon a species of ant the Occophylla smarngdlna in tho net of sowing two leaves together for the purpose of forming a nest This observation confirms tho report of tho English naturalist Ridley mado In 1890 Doflcln saw a row of tho Insects pulling tho edges of tho leaves together then others trimmed and fitted the edges and finally a seam was made by fastening the edges with n silky thread yielded by larvae of tho annie species which tho workers carried car-ried In their mandibles Ho made a drawing Illustrating tho method of working According to Ridley tho sowing ants pass the threadgiving larvae HKo shuttles through holes In I the edges of tho leaves |