Show adans RIVAL RITAL A shipment of iron telegraph poles goes to south africa wood is abundant and cheaper but it would be quickly destroyed by the powerful jaws of the terrible white ants in ceylon black army ants march on the warpath karpath war path A scientist counts them finds soldier s in one army marchinik in companies about twenty abreast with officers running up and down the line and keeping order let a horse or man break a leg and tall fall in the path of the army ants and in a few hours only a skeleton is left these and other marvels of the insect world are described in professor J arthur thom them sons fascinating outline of science a tour four volume education without a headache thompson tells about the burying beetles when a corpse is to be hurried one of these insect grave diggers rounds up a squad of helpers instead ot of tackling the job alone among locusts the wingless young form a living bridge over a stream until their brothers and sisters cross overhead |