CHAPTER I.--THE TERMITES, OR WHITE ANTS.

The habitations of the termites, erroneously called White Ants, described, both externally and internally, 235, 236 A wonderful degree of skill shown in the erection of the great dome, 237 Yet the builders labour under specially difficult circumstances, 238 Their queen's fecundity; her offspring are tenderly treated, 239 Their numbers would be a terror to man, were they not checked by many enemies, 240 An illustration is given of their terrible ravages, 241