. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . rhiK, ky tC. SauiUl-Krnt, t,-*.^- TERMITES NEST IN QUEENSLAND Ihc smaller nesrs, ivf:en opened and emptied^ are used bs the natiics as otens2i)i) 300 THE LI\ING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. •ff C^^^^ ^ T** I rhita by W. Sj-jilli-Kinl, V.] [Milfird-m-Sin TERMITES AT WORK This shoivs one of the most Jcstruccive of ivood-eating inscctij nearly uf the natural size In a state of nature termites are undoiibtedl)- beneficial. They are scavengers, in fact,whose duty it is to remove the dead and deca)-ing wood which would
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . rhiK, ky tC. SauiUl-Krnt, t,-*.^- TERMITES NEST IN QUEENSLAND Ihc smaller nesrs, ivf:en opened and emptied^ are used bs the natiics as otens2i)i) 300 THE LI\ING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. •ff C^^^^ ^ T** I rhita by W. Sj-jilli-Kinl, V.] [Milfird-m-Sin TERMITES AT WORK This shoivs one of the most Jcstruccive of ivood-eating inscctij nearly uf the natural size In a state of nature termites are undoiibtedl)- beneficial. They are scavengers, in fact,whose duty it is to remove the dead and deca)-ing wood which would otherwise encumber theground for many years. But in civilised districts the\ are extremely mischievous, books,furniture, and all the woodwork of houses being often completely destro}ed b} them beforetheir presence is even suspected. The second di\ision of the order also forms two well-marked groups — namely, the Flat-winged Insects, in which the wings are fully spread, horizontally or obliquely, even in repose,and the Hairy-winged Insects, in which those organs can be folded longitudinally, like thejoints of a fan. Of the former group, the AxT-LlOX of Southern Europe is a familiar example. Theperfect insect is seldom seen, owing to its nocturnal Iiabits
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