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1 X \'KllTF,l;l; A'I'E AXTMALS. 



a chamber iJared in tin.- centre of the nest. Botli are without wings 

 and are nuicli larger than the l)ulk of the community, the queen 

 immensely so, owing to the enormous distension of her ahdomen 

 with eggs. Tlie ordinary Termites are all se.xles.s, mcapable of lay- 

 mo- efgs, and thev are divided into two distinct sets or "caste.s," 



Fi^'. IJ 1 — DillMi lit iniliM In iK (i( till i i,li.ij\ ii( nm nt tin Tiiinitis A, Tim ihkt 

 1,1 Ini, til «iii_. 111 ^lllll t) lln i|iniii iltii till ^Mll_'^ III tliii.wn oir anil t 

 aliji, 1 hi, liii Hill 1. ilh .li,ti n liil «illi i.',s ( W.iikir B Snlijli v. 



liotli destitute iif wings, and ilitfering in the armatm-e of the head. 

 'Pile oiin' class includes the sn-callcd "workers," who perform all the 

 ordinary work nf tlie colimy, whilst tlic "soldiers" have greatly 

 developed jaws, and are sim])]\' occiipii/tl in (.k'fending the nest 

 against all enemies. 



Ski'tiox 111. Hi)i,inrK.T.vi;oi,A. — .]/ifniiio,-/iIioxi!< cnm/ifcte; tlu-htmi, 

 liiip", mill iiiiiii/ii iliJjrriiiii i/riiillii fi-nni. mir u iintlicr in e.i'iuriial <i]>- 

 />i'iira>ii:i.\ 7'/u' hirra irnrui-l ilr^ ii ml ihr jinpit ijin'i'Ki'etit, 



0;;riF.i; \'in. Ai'ii.wirTKKA. 



In tills order an; only the hlcis ( I'nliriihi') in wliich the mouth is 

 sni-lorial, the luetainorphosis is ccni]ilele, and the wings are rudi- 



