. Australian insects. Insects. Fig. 8-—Diagram of head of worker termite Dorsal view, showing the jaws and mouth parts. Coptotermes (Termcs) lacternt (Froggatt). ("Agricultural Gazette, ) The next caste, that form the bulk of the life of the nest, are the workers, delicate soft white creatures with pale yellow, rounded, flattened heads; blind, but furnished with slender antennae; and a pair of short stout toothed jaws hidden by the labrum, and which in the course of their labours do such immense damage to all kinds of both native and imported timber. The third caste, also always pre
. Australian insects. Insects. Fig. 8-—Diagram of head of worker termite Dorsal view, showing the jaws and mouth parts. Coptotermes (Termcs) lacternt (Froggatt). ("Agricultural Gazette, ) The next caste, that form the bulk of the life of the nest, are the workers, delicate soft white creatures with pale yellow, rounded, flattened heads; blind, but furnished with slender antennae; and a pair of short stout toothed jaws hidden by the labrum, and which in the course of their labours do such immense damage to all kinds of both native and imported timber. The third caste, also always present, are the soldiers, that simply act as guards for the whole nest, leaving all the work of building, feeding the young, and gathering supplies to the workers. In the fourth we have. pjo-. Q,—Coptotermes {Termex) lactevs (Froggatt). Fully develoi ed female or Queen. ("Agricultural Gazette,"' ') the Queen, which was originally one of the winged forms; after casting her wings she is impregnated, and while the head, thorax and appendages remain as before, the abdomen swells into a white cylindrical sack as thick as one's little finger; the chitinous plates that once fitted close together are now widely separated and appear as narrow black 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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