KILLED BY ANTS.
An exchange tells of a man 19 Australia who was killed by ants. Such an occurrence is said not to be so very uncommon in that country. It is described as more dreadful than the horror? devised by the most ingenious of the Grand inquisitors.-"
The man was a prospector,' and, while digging in the side of a hili, was injured by a fail ..of earth. As he lay partly covered and unable tp move, he was attacked by a nest of ants, and for more than an hour millions of voracious insects simp ly fed upon him. He died shortly after being ret cued,
There is a case on record of a Ballarat wood-carter, who was found under his overturned dray, suffering fearful ferments. lie had been attacked by ants, anti would certainly have succumbed had it not been for his dog. The animal, a cattle dog, only dis.covered what was wrong after several hours, and then, by persistently scratching at the stream of ants on the ground and licking them irom his master’s' face and arms, kept him comparatively free till .help arrived,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDA19010328.2.27
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 129, 28 March 1901, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
188KILLED BY ANTS. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 129, 28 March 1901, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in