. Australian insects. Insects. ORTEIOPTEKA. -^i small colonies in Central Australia, formin<;- their nests at the roots of the tussocks of spinifex grass. T. krisiformes, a sj)ecies in which the soldier has slender irregular jaws like a Malay kris, makes tiny little mounds about Bulli or forms colonies under the shelter of a log. The members of the genus Eiitcruies are common all over Australia; they construct hard woody nests seldom more than a foot or two high; though at the same time, the largest. ot White Ant {Hutcniu's iifuiij,,,,,,''.•\\>n,, tin Miiiuuit of a rock
. Australian insects. Insects. ORTEIOPTEKA. -^i small colonies in Central Australia, formin<;- their nests at the roots of the tussocks of spinifex grass. T. krisiformes, a sj)ecies in which the soldier has slender irregular jaws like a Malay kris, makes tiny little mounds about Bulli or forms colonies under the shelter of a log. The members of the genus Eiitcruies are common all over Australia; they construct hard woody nests seldom more than a foot or two high; though at the same time, the largest. ot White Ant {Hutcniu's iifuiij,,,,,,''.•\\>n,, tin Miiiuuit of a rock where a small stamp had hetii situated. Manly, near Sydney, (Original photo. ) known termitarium is also built by one species, Enfcrmes pyrifornns, pillar shaped and often 18 feet in height, probably in the first instance commenced over a dead tree trunk. The soldiers are very curious looking creatures; the peculiar oval or rounded heads produced into an awl-like point in front, the centre being filled with a clear honey-like fluid; this is discharged down the projecting snout and smothers their enemies, because they have no true jaws above the mouth: most of them are much darker brown insects than the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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