LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD. 43 



EVENING FOURTH. 



WHITE ANTS, OR TERMITES. 



Jlunt M. You have been surprised at what 

 I have already told you of the buildings of ants, 

 but those of the Termites far exceed any others 

 in size, strength, and workmanship. Indeed, 

 these little creatures are the greatest builders in 

 the world. 



They are from a quarter to half an inch in 

 length, and their hills are generally from ten 

 to twelve feet high, and so hard on the top that 

 several men can stand on them without break- 

 ing them. 



A celebrated traveller tells us, that he once 

 saw a number of these hills which were from 

 fifteen to twenty feet in height. Think of an 



