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the latter for information. Here we will look more closely 

 into the lives of the termites themselves to see what 

 lessons we may learn from these creatures that have 

 adopted something of our own way of living. 



When a termite nest is broken open, it does not appear 

 that there is much of an organization among the insects 



Fig. 77. Reticulitermes flavxpcs (much enlarged) 



A, a mature worker. B, a mature soldier. C, a young termite. 



D, an immature winged form 



hurrying to take refuge in the recesses o( the galleries, 

 but neither when a bomb strikes one of our own dwellings 

 is there probably much evidence of order within. The 

 most casual observation of the termites, however, will 



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