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At first, the nests, belonging to differentBellicositermes, show a quite total identity. The large morphological likeness of the dwelling places limited by an idiotheca and surrounded by a «paraecie» is particularly significant.
This likeness vanishes as the nests are growing bigger and bigger. To the development of the top height ofBellicositermes natalensis nests, is opposed the lateral developpement of theBellicositermes bellicosus nests. This lateral development is marked by the progressive desappearance of the «paraecie» as well as the idiotheca and the basement chamber.
The dwelling place loses its individuality and divides into units more or less distinguisable.
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Bodot, P. Documents sur les jeunes nids deBellicositermes bellicosus . Ins. Soc 11, 283–291 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02222678
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