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WHITE ANTS. 
field, the colony becomes an object of too much 
importance to be passed over without due examina- 
tion ; and, being apprehensive that a degree of 
doubt might probably be raised in the minds of 
some of our readers at the recital of their extraordi- 
nary abilities, we thought it most proper to relate 
the facts as they are stated by the intelligent ob- 
server. 
Among the different species of this genus is the 
Termes pulsatorius , well known in most houses for its 
particular beat, which resembles the ticking of a 
watch, and has given rise to many fears among those 
who are either weak enough to believe in omens, or 
willing to alarm themselves whenever they have an 
opportunity. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
Pl. 13. Jig. 1. — The king. 
2. — A male. 
3. — The pregnant queen. 
4. — A labourer. 
5. — A soldier. 
Pl. 14. represents the white ants’ nests as they appear after they 
have been built some time and washed into furrows by the rains. 
