Show ANT NURSES OF butterflies peculiar relationship which natural ests havo have observed between creatures which are enemies ants and butterflies tire not ordinarily on fr frIen lendl dIV terms tenni for ants have ft a ruthless custom of seizing and devouring their winged acquaintances there la is however one species of butterfly tho 0 carvile of which tire protected by the large black nuts anti found in indian gardens tito thu secret of this care lies in tho fact that flint tho the larvae give out it a sweet liquid of which tho the ants tire very fond and which they obtain by gently stroking tho the little creatures with their tin nn tenene at the foot of it a bush on which tho the inane feed the nuts con eruct s it temporary nest and tire then ready to act as attentive about the middle of juno june the tints ants are busy running nebout on this bush in search of tho the larvae and driving them downward toward their own nest neat when tho the prisoners reach their places they nt at one conr e fall into pupae during this per loil if tho the loose earth at tho the foot of tho the bush be scraped scra peI away hundreds huno reds of faryno anti pupae may bo be seen arranged in n broad even bond band about its trunk in about a week tile tho butterfly but la Is ready to conic come forth and Is tenderly to leave its shell shelf it if it la strong nna and healthy it Is alloN allowed vea to spread its wings tind and fly away but should it prove delicate tho the ants anta ezer exer else the utmost caro care in assisting it to tile ho tree and holding it there in safety it Is a curious right to watch these fragiao creatures going about in perfect confidence among tho the alerce ants anh which have however by no nc luenna me ans adopted tho the profession of nursing tor for tile iho love of it for when tile tho of another species are thrown among them they immediately set upon them and tear them in pieces |