. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. THE HABITS OF CALIFORNIA TERMITES. 59 may sometimes contain a worker or a nymph or even a soldier capable of laying eggs. Such monstrous forms arc not infre- quent in large orphaned nests, but never apparently in colonies headed by the true royal pair. One may also find winged sol- diers, soldiers with mandibles of varying size, and, as just men- tioned, soldiers with wing buds, the straw-color characteristic of substitute forms and with functional reproductive organs. These FIG. FIG. 2. A, primary queen of Tennopsis ang
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. THE HABITS OF CALIFORNIA TERMITES. 59 may sometimes contain a worker or a nymph or even a soldier capable of laying eggs. Such monstrous forms arc not infre- quent in large orphaned nests, but never apparently in colonies headed by the true royal pair. One may also find winged sol- diers, soldiers with mandibles of varying size, and, as just men- tioned, soldiers with wing buds, the straw-color characteristic of substitute forms and with functional reproductive organs. These FIG. FIG. 2. A, primary queen of Tennopsis angusticollis, at least four years old, X ° > £, complemental queen of same species, X 7- last-named insects are comparatively rare. I have had but three in my possession. All of them laid eggs in captivity and in one case I followed the development for a long period of time, but the young and the nymphs and workers into which they became transformed, appeared in all respects perfectly 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 Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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