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Figure 1. — Life cycle of the common subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (KoUar). 

 (a) Egg. (b) Newly hatched nymph, (c) Immature nymph in quiescent or resting 

 stage, (d) Soldier, (e) Worker, (f) Sexual winged adult, (g) Brachypterous 

 (young) reproductive form, (h) Apterous (young) reproductive form, (i) Primary or 

 macropterous queen, (j) Brachypterous supplementary queen, (k) Apterous supple- 

 mentary queen. All enlarged. (Courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture.) 



