. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. WHITE ANTS. 347 ably form a suborder of Platyptera. In the larval and pupal Perla (Fig. 321), tufts of gills are situated on the under side of the prothorax, and in the adult winged Fteronarcys these gills are retained. The white ants top the Platypterous series; they live in stumps and fallen trees, and in the tropics do much harm by undermining the sills of houses, and destroying furniture, books, etc. The colonies are very large and populous. In our Termes flavipes there are males and females, workers and soldiers; the workers being small, a
. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. WHITE ANTS. 347 ably form a suborder of Platyptera. In the larval and pupal Perla (Fig. 321), tufts of gills are situated on the under side of the prothorax, and in the adult winged Fteronarcys these gills are retained. The white ants top the Platypterous series; they live in stumps and fallen trees, and in the tropics do much harm by undermining the sills of houses, and destroying furniture, books, etc. The colonies are very large and populous. In our Termes flavipes there are males and females, workers and soldiers; the workers being small, ant-like, with small round heads, while the soldiers have. Fig. 321.—PeWa, 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York, H. Holt and Company
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