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Definitions of termites in various dictionaries:
noun - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
adj - an insect resembling an ant [n -S] : TERMITIC
TERMITES - Termites are eusocial insects that are classified at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera, or as epifamily Termitoidae within the cockroach orde...
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| Some of these insects known for eating wood grow their own fungi for food in their mounds |
| Recent DNA studies indicate that cockroaches & these wood eaters evolved from a common ancestor |
| These insects often cause more damage to homes per year than fires, tornadoes & earthquakes combined |
| These winged wood-eaters, aka white ants, are fried as a snack in Africa |
| In the U.S. these insects are divided into 3 main groups: damp-wood, dry-wood & subterranean |
| According to the Smithsonian, the old Ford Woody station wagons were often infested with these |
| Anteaters feed mainly on ants & these other insects |
| In Africa, some nests of these wood-eating insects can reach a height of 20 feet |
| Knock wood that these destructive "white ants" don't eat you out of house & home |
| Some species of this insect obtain their cellulose from grass & humus in the soil rather than from wood |
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Termites are eusocial insects that are classified at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera, or as epifamily Termitoidae within the cockroach order Blattodea. Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from close ancestors of cockroaches during the Jurassic or Triassic. However, the first termites possibly emerged during the Permian or even the Carboniferous. About 3,106 species are currently described, with a few hundred more left to be described. Although these insects are often called "white ants", they are not ants. * Like ants and some bees and wasps from the separate order Hymenoptera, termites divide labour among castes consisting of sterile male and female "workers" and "soldiers". All colonies have fertile males called "kings" and one or more fertile females called "queens". Termites mostly feed on dead plant material and cellulose, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal d |