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The broad and compact column of ants moved up the steep sides of the hillock in a continued stream; many, which had hitherto trotted along empty- handed, now turned to assist their comrades with their heavy loads, and the whole descended into a spacious gallery or mine, opening on the top of the termitarium.
The two most important personages of the community are the king and queen, who are the parents of future colonies. These are always found in every perfect termitarium. There are also a large number of winged termites, male and female, who, at a certain period of the year generally at the commencement of the rainy season issue forth from the hive into the world.
The lofty nest, or Termitarium, constitutes a hillock in the form of a cupola. The interior arrangement is very complicated, and at the same time very well adapted to the life of the inhabitants. There are four storeys in all, covered by the general exterior walls. The clay in drying attains the hardness of brick, and the whole is very coherent.
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