. Australian insects. Insects. 22 ORTUOPTERA. a-dozen couples are fortunate enough to get into a suitable place to found a fresh colony. ^'^'^' ml. 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 t
. Australian insects. Insects. 22 ORTUOPTERA. a-dozen couples are fortunate enough to get into a suitable place to found a fresh colony. ^'^'^' ml. 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. 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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