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broken gallery, which was now on the top edge of the block, 
with the one at the bottom, a space of six inches. ‘The soldiers 
seemed again to be directing the work, and in about fifteen 
minutes it was planned and commenced. The soldiers took po- 
sition ina double line, while the workers ran up and down be- 
tween them. ‘This evidently meant the direction of the new 
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Fia. 4.—Gallery of Eutermes, broken and repaired. Original position shown by dotted 
lines, while the new portion is built around the obstruction. The latter consists of an 
ant, pinned in the middle of the break for experiment, and forthwith enclosed in 
cement by the workers. Natural size. 
Fa. 5.—Portion of a double line of Eutermes soldiers (nasuti) enclosing and guarding 
workers while constructing a gallery. Natural size. 
gallery ; and the former did nothing but sway their feelers back 
and forth. I left them with the impression that the soldiers 
were directing the work (Fig. 5). 
There has just been brought to me a portion of a nest of an- 
other colony of Termites: the result I send as a separate story, 
calling it 
