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...circular track 25 centimeters in diameter a housefly and an ant ran a race. The stride of the ant was 5/10 millimeters in length; three of his strides equaled one of the housefly's. In two minutes the ant made 2,000 strides; the housefly 500. Given: 1) the race was for 300 meters; 2) after eight hours the housefly began to cheat by flying to the point on the race track diametrically opposite to him, in the space of one second every alternate round, from that minute on; 3) at the same instant the ant sprained...
...hopes of nearly 1,800 claimants to share in the $30,000,000 estate of the late Ella Virginia von Echtzel Wendel, eccentric Manhattan spinster (TIME, April 6, 1931 et ante) went glimmering when Surrogate James A. Foley took steps to strike from the list all but 27 who claim fifth-degree (or closer) relationship. Of these 27 the fifth-degree relationship of nine has been conceded by the estate. Five of the nine sold their interests to 14 charitable institutions named as beneficiaries in the will for $7,500. cash down, $17,500 more if the will is broken...
...Parasites have sharp noses, so scientists studied their scent-life, developed synthetic odors to lure them to destruction instead of to meals of human flesh. Incidentally, if an ant met another ant in a pitch-black tunnel its nose would immediately register the other's age, weight, color and sex, and it could act accordingly...
...third type of ant has golden hair. On the golden hair is a substance agreeable to worker ants. Therefore the golden-haired queen may invade a brunette queen's province at will; the workers will flock to the invader; ants prefer blondes...
...fourth type of ant queen is subject to rapacious attacks from the workers of a family that is no kin. Like an army they attack the citadel, penetrate to the queen's chambers, seize her. For 45 days, more or less, they are engaged in sawing off her head. When that is accomplished, they install their own queen over the subjugated ant city...