ORDER ISOPTERA 



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The colonies include as neuters two forms: one, the 

 workers, having moderately large heads, strong jaws, and 

 adajited for carrying on the labor of the colony, such as col- 



FiG. 40. — Work of white ant (Lciicutcrmc.'i flavijjes) in chestnut. 



lecting food, caring for the young, and in fact, all of the 

 ordinary work of the colony. The other form, called soldiers, 

 has as its special function the protection of the colonies. 



