" When a colony of termites is disturbed, the ordinary citizens disappear and the military are called out. "The soldiers mounted the breach," says Mr. Bates, "to cover the retreat of the workers," when a hole was made in the archway of one of their covered roads, and with military precision the rearmen fall into the vacant places in the front ranks as the latter are emptied by the misfortune of war.
[Illustration: FIG. 2. THE QUEEN ANT; AND THE WORKERS CARRYING AWAY THE EGGS.
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In a termite colony there is but one king and queen, the royal couple being the true parents of the colony. The state-apartments are situated in the centre of the hive, and are strictly guarded by workers. Both king and queen are wingless, and are of larger size than their subjects.
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