Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1911 — Insects That Use Rubber. [ARTICLE]

Insects That Use Rubber.

When para trees are tapped after the gum has run Into receptacles and stiffened a species of large black ant is accustomed to cut out pieces of the rubber and carry them away. Bees also find uses for India rubber, and some species in South America actually cut the bark of trees that produce resinous substances In order tn cause a flow of the sap. The gum Is employed by the bees as a ready made wax for their nests.—Harper's Weekly.