Termite Biology-
Subteranean Termites usually have to maintain contact with the soil to obtain sufficient moisture to survive. They live together in a colony and are divided into castes, each with a specific duty.

Worker termites are by far the most numerous of the castes. They forage for food, care for the young and build the nest. The workers are responsible for damage to timber caused in their search for food, which consists mainly of cellulose, sugars and starches present in timber.

Protection of a colony is the duty of a relatively small number of soldier termites. Nature has equipped these soldiers with Physical and chemical weaponry to help them repel invaders.

A further caste consists of the reproductive termites responsible for the propogation of the species. These reproductive termites grow wings and are known as Alates.

Once a year, usually in early summer, on a warm and humid evening, they swarm from the nest. After a short flight, these males and females shed their wings prior to mating. Most of these potential "king and queen" termites either fall prey to birds, lizards, ants or spiders, or they die of exposure before they can find a suitable location. But if they find a suitable location, a new colony will result, which after many years, may contain over one million termites.

Whenever termites leave the soil in their search for food, they construct mud tunnels to protect them from predators and also to ensure that a high level of life sustaining moisture is maintained within the workings.

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