Excerpt: The Soul of the White Ant

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The Beginning of a Termitary

SOME years ago, an article about ‘white ants’, as termites are commonly but incorrectly called, appeared in a South African journal. Almost everything that naturalists tell us about these insects is important and interesting, and Dr Hesse’s article was exceptionally so. The article also made another fact clear; how [more...]

The Soul of the White Ant

The Soul of the White Ant

The Soul of the White Ant by Eugène Marais is a passionate, insightful account into the world of termites. It is a meticulously researched expose of their complex, highly structured community life. Originally translated into English in 1937, the quality of research remains as relevant today as it was when it was first [more...]