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hole made in a tunnel or in the outer crust of the nest is sure 

 to bring in response the soldiers' powerful mandibles protruding 

 from within, around the edges of the break, while the workers 

 come in succession, each carrying a small pellet of materials 

 for repair. The workers, architects by nature, know just when 

 a portion of their structure is not strong enough to prevent col- 

 lapse, for in tunnels where the walls span out very wide to the 

 two sides, they reenforce the weaker spots with supporting 

 pillars of prepared earth. In a termite colony each worker 

 is apparently his own boss; yet no confusion or trouble arises 

 as a result, for they all seem to think, plan, and work together 

 in perfect unison, as though they were interrelated units of one 

 single organism — a marvelous example of the true communistic 

 society where every effort of every individual is directed toward 

 the general welfare, the good of the race. 



