NESTING ARCHITECTURE 



of earth-pell . _ 1 thrown out around the gate of 



the cavern home of Pheidole. or the garden Lasius, be- 

 come (fifth) the great conical structures of the mound- 

 iking ante of the Afleghanies. which are in themsel 

 ii ::.:. : . : :> This 15 an important difference. 7 

 3 are thoroughly honeycombed with avenues and 

 .nd galleries, which are the actual Kving- 

 ters of the commune, and form, each mound in it- 



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self, into a densely populated city although in full affi- 

 ance of citizenship with all like mounds in the vicina^ 



We come nc vpe c: -:: jcture which 



char^ rues a number of genera in Europe and America, 

 but which is particularly developed in varic - spe 

 and varieties of Cremastogs-Trr. 7 - eeiea of t: 

 genus are small, and are widely distributed throughout 

 :errl: They have a hean-shaped abdomen or 



gaster. flat above and rounded below, and this th 

 have the odd habit of turning up and directing forward 



