If you are a homeowner you probably live in fear of learning your house is being attacked by termites! But how much do you know about these pesky creatures? Here are some interesting termite facts every homeowner should know.

2. If you are a homeowner
you probably live in fear of
learning your house is
being attacked by termites!
But how much do you
know about these pesky
creatures? Here are some
interesting termite facts
every homeowner should
know.
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3. We all know termites
destroy wood. But did you
know that they live in
colonies and are considered
social insects? Even though
these little guys may play an
important role in the ecology
of our planet, they are still
considered pests to
homeowners.
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4. The individual members of a termite colony
have an organized system to seek out
cellulose to be used as food and distributed to
the entire colony. Scientists who study insects
often refer to this as swarm intelligence.
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5. The workers are at the lowest end of the social
scale. They usually have light colored bodies
and are about the size of a piece of long grain
rice. The workers are hard at it 24 hours a day
and are in charge of finding food, tending to
the queen and maintaining the nest.
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6. The soldiers, unlike the workers, are larger
and have longer heads with powerful jaws.
They are called soldiers because their job is
to stand sentry and protect the colony against
invaders --- particularly their mortal enemies
the ants.
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7. The reproductive female and male termites
have the job of producing more and more
eggs to keep up the population of the
colony. They normally have wings and may
leave one colony in order to form another.
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8. The highest social position in the colony
belongs to the queen termite, which is also the
largest. In fact the queen can be so large that
she needs the help of worker termites just to
move around. The queen also lays the most
eggs --- producing new eggs every 15 seconds
or so.
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9. It helps to have information about any insect,
but especially about termites. The more you
know the more you will be prepared to
prevent these voracious wood eaters from
destroying your home.
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