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cal is so strong that it was observed that the ants treated the parasite a
lot more "gently" when they spurted this secretion on to the ants in
whose homes they had been living for a long time. 53
Such conscious activities of migrant bugs set one to thinking. As this
bug knows when to move to which nest, it must know ants in every
way. Then how has this migration adventure started? First of all, it must
choose among many species of insects and decide to cohabit in an ant

nest. After making this tough selection among hundreds of species of in-
sects, it must pick the one most suitable for it among 8800 ant species
and then realize that the food supply of the selected ants is decreasing
during winter. Then after noticing this, it must discover the nest where

In the drawing
on the right,
an Atemeles
bug has itself
carried to the
ant nest by
way of a spe-
cial substance
it gives out.

Kar›nca Mucizesi
84 THE MIRACLE IN THE ANT