ILLUSTRATIONS 
Plate I 
Fig. 1. A typical termite mound, or punso, in the Philippines. 
2. Vertical section of the mound shown in fig. 1. Note the thickness 
of the outer wall and the central upright pillar of clay. The 
fungus gardens are arranged between this pillar and the outer 
crust. 
Plate II 
Fig. 1. A layer of fungus gardens, showing arrangement in the nest. 
2. Royal chamber, top view. 
3. Royal chamber, vertical section through the middle portion. The 
fiat floor and concave roof are characteristic features of the 
chamber. 
Plate III 
Fig. 1. Fungus garden, top view, with large fungus “buttons” probably 
preparing to break through the outer wall of the nest and 
develop into full-grown mushrooms. 
2. A portion of the slab of compact clay from the central upright 
pillar of the nest, showing openings to the passageways of 
soldiers and workers. 
3. A typical fungus garden. Top view, on the right, showing the 
characteristic even smoothness of the edges of the walls; nether 
aspect, on the left. The rugged condition of the edges of the 
walls is natural and very characteristic. 
Plate IV 
Fig. 1. Tunnel of prepared earth built by workers on dead wood to protect 
them from light in their expeditions. 
2. Work of termites on structural bamboo. 
3. Work of termites on Oregon pine. 
4. The royal couple and retinue. The big, sausagelike individual is 
the queen, with a batch of freshly laid eggs near the tip of the 
abdomen. The individuals with large shiny heads and long man- 
dibles are soldiers. All the rest are workers. 
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