ولاand notيشذdeviateعنfromهذهthisالقاعدةruleإلاexceptأفرادindividualsغايةextremelyفيinالندرةrarityلاnotتباليcareأنthatتأكلeatماwhatتلقاهencountersفيinطريقهاits wayمنfromالأعشابherbsوandالموادmaterialsالحيوانيةanimal
And the only exceptions to this rule are extremely rare individuals, who do not care to eat what they encounter on their way, whether it be herbs or animal materials.
ومهماwhateverيكنbeمنofأمرmatterفإنthenفمmouthالنملةthe ant——بطبيعةby natureتكوينformationهit——لاnotيسمحallowsلهاfor itأنtoتتغذىfeedبغيرwithoutالأطعمةthe foodsالسائلةliquid——أوorنصفhalfالسائلةliquid——التيthatتلعقهاlicks itأوorتمرpassesعليهاon itلسانهاits tongueحتىuntilتلينهاsoftens it——وandثمةthereلاnotتستطيعcanأنtoتأكلeatالأطعمةthe foodsالجامدةsolid
And whatever the matter may be, the mouth of the ant — due to its formation — does not allow it to feed on anything other than (liquid and semi-liquid) food that it licks or passes its tongue over until it softens it, and there it cannot eat solid food.
وقصارىAnd ultimatelyماwhatتفعلهyou doبهاwith itأنtoتمزقهاtear itبفكيها،with its jaws,ثمthenتمتصsuckماwhatتحتويهit contains—-فيinأثنائهاduring itمنofعصير.juice.
And ultimately, what you do with it is tear it with its jaws, then suck what it contains — during it — of juice.
أماAs forأشهىthe most deliciousغذاءfoodتؤثرهthat is preferred byالنمالantsفهوSo it isأحشاءthe insidesالقنائصof the gameذاتhavingالعصيرjuicesواللحومand the meatsالطريّةfreshورحيقand nectarالأزهارof flowersولبand the pulpالفواكهof fruitsالناضجةthat are ripeالمشققةthat are crackedوالموادand the materialsالعسليةhoneyواللزجةand stickyوالأشربةand beveragesوالسكرand sugarعلىofاختلافdifferent typesأنواعهof them وما إلى ذلكand so onمنofألوانcolorsالأغذيةthe food
As for the most delicious food preferred by ants, it is the insides of game having juices, fresh meats, the nectar of flowers, the pulp of ripe cracked fruits, sticky honey-like materials, beverages, sugar of different types, and so on, of other kinds of food.
مزاياAdvantagesالنملAnts
Advantages of Ants
ولقدAnd indeedلفتتattractedمزاياadvantagesالنملof ants——منذsinceأقدمancientالعصورeras——جميعallالباحثينresearchersالذينwhoعنواconcernedبدراسةwith studyingالحيوانthe animalوالحشراتand insects،,واسترعتand attractedانتباههمtheir attention،,وآيةAnd a signذلكthatماwhatوردcameفيinالأقوالthe sayingsالمأثورةof the prophetsعنaboutالفلاسفةthe philosophersالأقدمينthe ancientsفيinالعصورerasالغابرةthe ancientالسحيقةremote،,فقدso theyتجلىmanifestedإعجابهمtheir admirationبمزاياfor the advantagesالنملof the ants،,وإكبارهمand their appreciationمواهبهمfor their giftsوافتتانهمand their fascinationبمثابرتهwith their perseveranceوجلدهand resilience،,وقدرتهمand their abilityعلىtoالعملwork،,وذكاهمand their intelligence،,وماand whatألهمهinspired themمنtoتعرفrecognizeبعضهeach otherبعضًاsome،,وتبصرهand their insightوبراعتهand their skillفيinدقائقthe detailsالهندسةof engineering،,واضطلاعهand their commitmentبجلائلwith greatالأعمالtasks
Indeed, the advantages of ants have attracted all researchers who have been concerned with studying animals and insects since ancient times, captivating their attention as evidenced by the sayings of the prophets and ancient philosophers from the long-lost distant past, where their admiration for the advantages of ants is evident, appreciating their gifts and being fascinated by their perseverance and resilience, their ability to work, their intelligence, and the inspiration they derived from recognizing one another, their insight and skill in the details of engineering, and their involvement in great tasks.
وقدAndنوَّهmentioned«شيشرون»Cicero——فيinالعامthe yearالسادسthe sixthبعدafterالمائةthe hundredقبلbeforeالميلادthe birth——بهذهwith theseالمميزاتfeaturesالباهرة،brilliant,وسارand manyعلىonمنهاجهits methodologyكثيرmanyمنfromالعلماء،the scholars,وأقنعتهمand convinced themبهذهwith theseالحقائقfactsبحوثهمtheir researchالصادقةtrueالموثوقreliableبها،with it,وتجارباهمand their experiencesالتيwhichأجرواthey conductedفيinالقرونthe centuriesالمتعاقبة،the successive,حتىuntilأصبحناwe have becomeاليومtodayنؤمنwe believeبصدقin the truth ofهذهtheseالمزاياadvantagesإيمانًاwith faithوثيقًاsolidlyلاnoيتسربleaksإليهto itالشك،doubt,ونكبرand we glorifyذكاءintelligenceالنملةof the antوذاكرتهاand its memoryالعجيبة.amazing.
Cicero mentioned in the sixth year before the birth of Christ these brilliant features, and many scholars followed his methodology and were convinced by these true and reliable facts of their sincere research and experiences they conducted in the successive centuries, until we have come to believe today in the truth of these advantages with solid faith that does not allow doubt to creep in, and we glorify the intelligence of the ant and its amazing memory.
التيthatتهديهاguidesإلىtoتعرفknowبعضهاeach otherبعضًاsomeوتبادلand exchangeالمراسلاتcorrespondenceفيماamongبينهاbetween themوالتكاتفand solidarityعلىonأداءperformingالواجباتthe obligationsوالفروضand dutiesالمشتركةthe commonالتيthatتضطلعundertakesبهاby itجميعًاall together
Which guides them to know each other, and exchange correspondence among them, and solidarity in performing the obligations and common duties that they all undertake.
مساكنhabitatsالنملof the ants
Habitats of the ants
وتعيشAnd livesأسرابswarmsالنملof antsكلهاall of them——إذاifاستثنيناwe excludeمنهاof themبعضsomeشواذrare anomaliesنادرةrare——فيinمساكنcommon habitatsمشتركةshared،,يُطلقis calledعليهاon itاسم:the name:واديValleyالنملof ants,,وهيand it——علىonالأغلبmostlyالأعمfor the most part——مؤلفةcomposedمنofطبقاتlayersعدةseveral،,ذاتhavingأروقةcorridors،,وغرفand roomsللتهويةfor ventilation،,وغرفand roomsللفقسfor hatchingوتربيةand raisingالبيضthe eggsوالعذارىand the larvae،,وفيand inبعضsomeالأحايينoccasionsترىyou seeفيهاin itمخازنstoresللزادfor provisions
And all the swarms of ants live — except for a few rare anomalies — in shared habitats, called: the Valley of Ants, which are mostly composed of several layers, having corridors, and rooms for ventilation, and rooms for hatching and raising the eggs and larvae, and at times you see in them stores for provisions.