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Mastotermitiae Kalotermitidae Termopsidae Hodotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae

Trivia about termites

  • According to the Smithsonian, the old Ford Woody station wagons were often infested with these
  • In the U.S. these insects are divided into 3 main groups: damp-wood, dry-wood & subterranean
  • ...free of these wood-eating pests of the order isoptera
  • An "explosion of" these insects that feed on cellulose & lignin, key ingredients in all wood & wood products
  • These insects often cause more damage to homes per year than fires, tornadoes & earthquakes combined
  • Recent DNA studies indicate that cockroaches & these wood eaters evolved from a common ancestor
  • After the swarm's flight, these insects of the order isoptera lose their wings & eat you out of house & home
  • In Africa, some nests of these wood-eating insects can reach a height of 20 feet
  • The sloth bear's long snout & flexible lips allow it to suck up these wood eaters
  • In the colonies of these "white ants" 3 principal castes exist: workers, soldiers & reproductives
  • Some of these insects known for eating wood grow their own fungi for food in their mounds
  • Ayan, also called Nigerian satinwood, has shown some resistance to these wood-eating insects
  • The 2 main foods of the aardvark are ants & these mound insects
  • Though they are called "white ants", these destructive insects are more closely related to the cockroach
  • Actually more closely related to cockroaches, these colony residents are known as "white ants"
  • Knock wood that these destructive "white ants" don't eat you out of house & home
  • A colony of these fertile insects of the order Isoptera may contain more than 3 million tiny chewers
  • These winged wood-eaters, aka white ants, are fried as a snack in Africa
  • Mahogany wood is popular in making furniture, as it's strong, won't rot & resists these insects of the order Isoptera
  • Anteaters feed mainly on ants & these other insects
  • These "white ants" are distinguished from true ants by their thick waists; true ants have narrow, wasplike abdomens
  • Although there are about 2,000 species of these "white ants", only 2 live in Europe

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