Show ants bu it cow sheds one of tl e most interesting studies of insect life is the relationship be tween ants and plant 1 or aphids I 1 these plant 1 supply honeydew from the juices which they take as food from plants the ants are very fond of this sweet substance and care tor the aphids in a manner that seems to us surprisingly intelligent they sometimes carry them bodily to a bet ter feeding gro nd ani drive away certain ol 01 their enemies it is claimed that they even build sheds of mud in the crotches of shrubs and small trees on account of this insect rela tion ship one may truthfully call the eints farmers and aphids cows and these protecting m d cases cow sheds st nicholas |