. Text-book of zoology for schools and colleges. Zoology. Though called " white ants," it is to be remembered that they are not related in any way to the true ants. They builS mounds of different shapes and sizes, sometimes several feet in height, formed of " particles of earth worked into a mate- rial as hard as ; Each family of Termites (Fig. 69) possesses a king and queen, which are always kept together closely guarded in a chamber placed in the centre of the nest. The king (Fig. 69, a) and the queen (b) both origi- nally possessed wings, but they lose these as soo
. Text-book of zoology for schools and colleges. Zoology. Though called " white ants," it is to be remembered that they are not related in any way to the true ants. They builS mounds of different shapes and sizes, sometimes several feet in height, formed of " particles of earth worked into a mate- rial as hard as ; Each family of Termites (Fig. 69) possesses a king and queen, which are always kept together closely guarded in a chamber placed in the centre of the nest. The king (Fig. 69, a) and the queen (b) both origi- nally possessed wings, but they lose these as soon as they found a colony. Both are much larger than the bulk of the community, the queen im- mensely so, owing to the Fig. 68.—Nem-optera. ApMs-lion (Bemero- enormous distention of her ab- ^'''"'>' ^^°' '"""^ """^ ^^«'- domen with eggs. The ordinary Termites are all sterile fe- males, incapable of laying eggs, and they are divided into two distinct sets or " castes," both destitute of wings, and differ- ing in the armature of the head. The one caste includes the. Fig. 69.—Termites (Termes helUeoeus); a King, before the wings are cast off; & Queen, with tile abdomen distended with eggs; c Worlier; d Soldier. so-called " workers," who perform all the ordinary work of the colony, while the " soldiers " have greatly-developed jaws, and are simply occupied in defending the nest against all enemies. 8. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, D. Appleton and Co.
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