VARIETIES IN MODE OP BUILDING. 47 



divided into a vast number of irregular cells, but 

 by no means so varied and artfully disposed as the 

 interior of the hills of the termes bellicosus. 



Another species varies both as to the substance 

 and situation of its nests. They are composed of 

 small particles of wood, made into a sort of paste 

 with the gums and juices of trees ; and are frequently 

 fixed between the arms of trees, often surrounding 

 the branches at the height of seventy or eighty feet 

 from the ground j being of a round or oval shape, and 

 of a very large size. 



The termites, as has already been said, abound in 

 all tropical countries ; but their huge nests are most 

 numerous in places not fully cultivated. As far as 

 relates to their own wants, and the particular office 

 for which they are designed, their instincts are admi- 

 rable, and afford a striking instance of the exact 

 adaptation of the means to the end. 



A more full account of their economy and internal 

 management might have been given ; but it is ap- 

 prehended that enough has been shown to prove 

 that this creature is amply endued with such an in- 

 stinctive principle of action, as enables it to pursue its 

 own interest in the most perfect manner, and to fulfil 

 the destination of its Great Creator. 



