When they were within three feet of it Miki began to take notice of a very distinct and peculiarly disquieting buzzing sound.

Neewa was not at all alarmed; judging the distance of the nest from the ground, he rose on his hind feet, raised his arms, and gave it a fatal tug.
Instantly the drone which Miki had heard changed into the angry buzzing of a saw.

Quick as a flash Neewa's mother would have had the nest under her paws and the life crushed out of it, while Neewa's tug had only served partly to dislodge the home of Ahmoo and his dangerous tribe.
And it happened that Ahmoo was at home with three quarters of his warriors.

Before Neewa could give the nest a second tug they were piling out of it in a cloud and suddenly a wild yell of agony rose out of Miki.

Ahmoo himself had landed on the end of the dog's nose.