. Insect architecture. Insects. WH1-TE ANTS. 301 bitants to travel over with more safety, or else, which is not improbable, worn by frequent treading Turret-Building White Ants. Apparently more than one species, smaller than the preceding, such as the Termes mordax and T. atrox of Smeathman, construct nests of a very dif- ferent form, the figures of which resemble a pillar, with a large mushroom for a capital. These turrets are composed of well-tempered black earth, and stand nearly three feet high. The conical mush- room-shaped roof is composed of the same material, and the brims hang over th
. Insect architecture. Insects. WH1-TE ANTS. 301 bitants to travel over with more safety, or else, which is not improbable, worn by frequent treading Turret-Building White Ants. Apparently more than one species, smaller than the preceding, such as the Termes mordax and T. atrox of Smeathman, construct nests of a very dif- ferent form, the figures of which resemble a pillar, with a large mushroom for a capital. These turrets are composed of well-tempered black earth, and stand nearly three feet high. The conical mush- room-shaped roof is composed of the same material, and the brims hang over the column, being three or four inches wider than its perpendicular sides. Most of them, says Smeathman, resemble in shape the body of a round windmill, but some of the roofs have little elevation in the middle. When one of these turrets is completed, the insects do not after- wards enlarge or alter it; but if it be found too small. Turret Nests of Halite Ants. One nest Is represented cut Through, wit > the upper part lying on 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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