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20 accordingly they have been treated of as a Body coniting of Males and Females; the former of which are looked upon to be thoe that make their Appearance in Summer-time with Wings. The Care and Tendernes which thee imagined Females expres towards the Young might naturally miguide our Enquiries. But if we recollect the Oeconomy of the Bees, that the generality of them have no Ditinction of Sex, and yet make it their whole Employment to provide for the Young laid by their Queen, we hall not o much wonder to find the ame Character maintained in the Contitution of Ants.

The common Ants thereofre which uually preent themelves to our View are like the common Bees, of neither Sex; but eem entirely detined to take care of and educate the Young which their Queen depoites in the Cells, and reigns to their Protection.

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