Termites in a sentence

The final verdict was a compromise: The friars were ordered to provide a habitat for the termites, and the termites were ordered to remain in that habitat.

Moving beyond the distinction between the bright and dark sides of termites: Termites are amongst the main decomposers of matter in tropical ecosystems and have a positive impact on many services for humankind.

Among all predators, ants are the greatest enemy to termites. citation citation Some ant genera are specialist predators of termites.

Colonies are described as superorganisms because the termites form part of a self-regulating entity: the colony itself.sfn Termites are a delicacy in the diet of some human cultures and are used in many traditional medicines.

Colonies of termites have been seen thriving in warm buildings located in cold regions. citation Some termites are considered invasive species.

Due to their soft cuticles, termites do not inhabit cool or cold habitats. citation There are three ecological groups of termites: dampwood, drywood and subterranean.

In lower termites, the endosymbiotic protists play a major role in the digestion of lignocellulosic materials that constitute a bulk of the termites' diet.

Lateral ocelli, however, are not found in all termites. sfn Like other insects, termites have a small tongue-shaped labrum and a clypeus ; the clypeus is divided into a postclypeus and anteclypeus.

More recently developed, less expensive alternatives include tracking the termites using egg white, cow milk, or soy milk proteins, which can be sprayed on termites in the field.

Most of the time, the alates are poor flyers; their technique is to launch themselves in the air and fly in a random direction.sfn Studies show that in comparison to larger termites, smaller termites cannot fly long distances.

Termite damage in wooden house stumps In addition to causing damage to buildings, termites can also damage food crops. citation Termites may attack trees whose resistance to damage is low but generally ignore fast-growing plants.

While observing one chimpanzee feeding at a termite mound, she watched him repeatedly place stalks of grass into termite holes, then remove them from the hole covered with clinging termites, effectively “fishing” for termites.

In the recently unearthed college op-ed from 1992, Jeffries also defended notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, who has referred to Jews as “termites” – and that’s on of the nicer things he’s said.

The paper documents are fumigated every 15 days to ward off termites.

Many warned that she needed to call an exterminator as it was a sign her home cold be infested with termites.

Over time, the subjectivity of morphological analysis has led to a convoluted family tree for termites.

People in Maine often mistake winged ants–especially if they are swarming–with winged termites.

The southern harvester termites are experts at capturing and storing carbon by collecting twigs and other dead wood and putting it back deep into the soil.

And the broken windows are letting in all manner of intruders, termites, locust and the boa constrictor.

Did you know that ‘White ants’ aka ‘Termites’ are not actually ants?