Henri De La Blanchere

The Adventures of a Red Ant Henri De La Blanchere

Original title: Les aventures d'une fourmi rouge et les mémoires d'un pierrotAuthor: Henri de la Blanchère (1821-1880) Illustrator: A. Mesnel, Hector Giacomelli (1822-1904) Paris, Théodore Lefèvre, Librarie-Éditeur (1879)"The Reddish Polyergus, the most powerful ants of France by their courage in the fighting, form a people composed of four orders of citizens: males, females, neutrals or warriors ... and slaves, workers conquered on suitable species. I am neutral, and I am proud of it. Is there a life more noble, more chivalrous than mine: to fight, to conquer or to die!... We live for years, and all this time we spend it to serve the country and the nation, to contribute to its greatness, to its power; to make us serve as kings ... and enjoy the sun!"