little black ant
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The little black ant is the commonest in this country, and the busiest and most active.
From The Animal Story Book by Various
On a leaf of a huckleberry bush, overhanging the pitcher-plant, a little black ant was running about with the nimble curiosity of her kind.
From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
Dr. Ebrard, who wrote a book about ants and their habits, tells a story of a little black ant who was building an arch at the foundation of a new ant-hill.
From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Stockton, Frank Richard
Among these latter was that which contained the little black ant.
From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
Pretty soon Mary found a swift little black ant.
From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)
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