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On one occasion the leader of a village demanded that Pica eat a large red sauba ant in order to gain permission to interview a child.

HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

On one occasion the leader of a village demanded that Pica eat a large red sauba ant in order to gain permission to interview a child.

HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

On one occasion the leader of a village demanded that Pica eat a large red sauba ant in order to gain permission to interview a child.

HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

The _sauba_ ants had cut nearly all the strings of Filippe's hammock; while he was resting peacefully on it the remainder of the strings broke, and he had a bad fall.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

At five o'clock we made our camp in the only spot we could find that was suitable; but no sooner had we landed than we were fiercely attacked by millions of _sauba_ or _carregadores_ ants which gave us a lively time during the entire night.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

After a lot of pressing he proceeded to go up the tree, uttering piercing yells as every moment great _sauba_ ants bit his arms, legs or body.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Not only that, but one _sauba_ bit my tongue so badly that it swelled up to a great size, and remained like that for several days.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

My craving for food was such that in despair I took two or three _sauba_ ants and proceeded to eat them.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

When I proceeded to examine him I found upon his body over a hundred _sauba_ ants clinging to his skin with their powerful clippers.

Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

He asserted that the sauba-ants are very much attached to the snake, and that, if we took it away, they would all desert the spot.

On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847