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hole made in a tunnel or in the outer crust of the nest is sure 
to bring in response the soldiers’ powerful mandibles protruding 
from within, around the edges of the break, while the workers 
come in succession, each carrying a small pellet of materials 
for repair. The workers, architects by nature, know just when 
a portion of their structure is not strong enough to prevent col- 
lapse, for in tunnels where the walls span out very wide to the 
two sides, they reenforce the weaker spots with supporting 
pillars of prepared earth. In a termite colony each worker 
is apparently his own boss; yet no confusion or trouble arises 
as a result, for they all seem to think, plan, and work together 
in perfect unison, as though they were interrelated units of one 
single organism — a marvelous example of the true communistic 
society where every effort of every individual is directed toward 
the general welfare, the good of the race. 
