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FROM the very interesting remarks lately made by Sir John Lubbock regarding the habits and capabilities of ants, I gather that he seems to consider them as a silent group. The modes of producing sounds among insects are as various as beautiful, whether by internal or external agency. As a rule the larger animals produce sound by internal means, i.e. voice, and insects by some external means.
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PEAL, S. Sounds made by Ants. Nature 22, 583 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/022583c0
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