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Rh The Mouth lies between the two Saws and is compoed of a hollow Tube which anwers the end of a Throat, and four Horns that erve intead of Lips and Fingers to convey the Food into the Throat. Each Horn has everal little Joints, by which means it plays to and fro with great facility. The outide Horns are longer than the others, and are annexed to mall Yellow Lobes on each ide the Throat; the other two are joined to the Throat itelf. Thee Players are of particular Ue to the Ants both in feeding themelves and alo their Young.

The Horns, Antennæ, or more properly Feelers, are placed between the Mouth and Eyes in little Sockets not far eparate from one another. Each Feeler has two Part which are connected by a mall Joint. The firt reaches not half way, and bends outward, diverging from the Socket; the econd Branch alo diverges, is much longer, and has eleven or twelve leer Diviions like o many little Cups placed in one another; and hence they can move them with great Celerity. Each Part gradually decreaes downwards. They are Rh