TERMITES, WHITE ANTS

(Isopor (Term iii dae), separate order of Insects, till recently included with Neuroptera. Of greatest interest on account of their complex social habits. There are wingle and winged forms; latter po e four long, equal membranous wings, which lie flat on the back, and can be readily cast off. The larva is either like the adult, or becomes adult-like by slight, gradual changes. T. build 20-foot high domes of nests, constructed of earth or chewed wood. Within are rooms and galleries for distinct purposes, palaces, nurseries, store-rooms, etc. The T. themselves are of various orders, king, queen, workers, and soldiers each with its own duties; and within the nest, in which they remain except during the swarming flight, social order in perfectly established. T. are most common in tropical and_ subtropical regions, but a few are found beyond this limit. tn., E. Flanders, Belgium (51° 2’ N., 4° 6’ E.), on the Scheldt, between Ghent and Malines; cotton yarn, lace, woolens; captured by Marl borough (1706). During World War Termonde destroyed by Germans in their invasion of Belgium (1914). Neighborhood of the town was flooded in order to retard their progre , but they took it (Sept. 4), and because a fine of $200,000 was not immediately paid proceeded to lay it waste. 'The houses were sprayed with paraffin and then set on fire; the bombardment was renewed, and the cathedral of Notre Dame and the beautiful town hall were reduced to ruins; the inhabitants fled terror-stricken. During the first fortnight of Sept. there was bitter fighting in the neighborhood, but the destruction of the town was not due to any battle. Of all the Belgian towns its fate was the direst, for it was literally leveled with the ground. Pop. 10,000. ges Se residency, Dutch E. Indies; including Ternate Island, part of Celebes, New Guinea, and the N. islands of Moluccas; Capital, Ternate, on coast, Ternate Island. Pop. (town) 4,000. (ancient Interamna), town, Italy; iron and steel works; antiquities; scene of defeat of tans by French, 1798. Pop. 22,000.