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the White Ant, and nothing but the shell remained. 

 Had I been a stone or two heavier, it is probable it 

 would not have borne me, and as it was, if the elephant 

 had seen me and pulled at the tree, it would have 

 crumbled down like so much paper/' 



It has often happened that travellers have casually 

 snapped a branch of a tree, and have been very much 

 surprised at being covered with Termites which have 

 issued from it. 



Now as to the Travelling Ants, which are shown 

 in the illustration. These creatures act, when on the 

 march, just as do soldiers when pushing their way 

 towards a battery. They always keep themselves 

 under cover, and in a most extraordinary manner, and 

 with wonderful speed, build covered galleries, under 

 the shelter of which they can proceed unmolested by 

 the unwelcome light. 



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