. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS. 6:. Fig. 41. A soldier. Order Isoptera (I-sop'te-ra). The Termites or White-ants. The members of this order are social insects. Each species consists of several distinct castes, of which only the 'â 'kings" and the 'â 'queens" are winged. These have four long, narrow wings, which are somewhat leathery in structure, and which are furnished with numerous but more or less indistinct veins. The two pairs of wings
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS. 6:. Fig. 41. A soldier. Order Isoptera (I-sop'te-ra). The Termites or White-ants. The members of this order are social insects. Each species consists of several distinct castes, of which only the 'â 'kings" and the 'â 'queens" are winged. These have four long, narrow wings, which are somewhat leathery in structure, and which are furnished with numerous but more or less indistinct veins. The two pairs of wings are similar in form and structure, and are laid flat upon-the back when not in use. The mouth-parts are formed for bit- ing. The metamorphosis is incomplete. The termites are commonly called white-ants on account of their light color and the fact that they live in large com- munities like ants. They are, however, not at all close!}' related to the true ants. They can be distinguished from ants at a glance by the absence of a slender waist between the thorax and ab- domen (Fig. 40). The termites that occur in the United States are usually found in old logs and stumps, or in the ground under stones. Dur- ing the greater part of the year only the workers (Fig. 40) and the soldiers (Fig. 41) are found in the nest. But during early summer the winged forms, the newly developed kings and AquSn. Fig. 40. A 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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