DuringourstayatTalaMungongo，ourattentionwasattractedtoaspeciesofredantwhichinfestsdifferentpartsofthiscountry。
ItisremarkablyfondofanimalfoodThecommandantofthevillagehavingslaughteredacow，slaveswereobligedtositupthewholenight，burningfiresofstrawaroundthemeat，topreventthemfromdevouringmostofitTheseantsarefrequentlymetwithinnumberslikeasmallarmy。
Atalittledistancetheyappearasabrownish-redband，twoorthreeincheswide，stretchedacrossthepath，alleagerlypressingoninonedirectionIfapersonhappenstotreaduponthem，theyrushuphislegsandbitewithsurprisingvigorThefirsttimeIencounteredthisbynomeanscontemptibleenemywasnearCassange。
Myattentionbeingtakenupinviewingthedistantlandscape，IaccidentallysteppedupononeoftheirnestsNotaninstantseemedtoelapsebeforeasimultaneousattackwasmadeonvariousunprotectedparts，upthetrowsersfrombelow，andonmyneckandbreastabove。
Thebitesofthesefurieswerelikesparksoffire，andtherewasnoretreat。