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The infraorder name Isoptera is derived from the Greek words iso (equal) and ptera (winged), which refers to the nearly equal size of the fore and hind wings. [15] " Termite" derives from the Latin and Late Latin word termes ("woodworm, white ant"), altered by the influence of Latin terere ("to rub, wear, erode") from the earlier word tarmes.
The people who have come into [our] institutions [today] are primarily termites. ... The termites are in charge now, and that is not the way it ought to be, and the ...
The termite mound is able to regulate temperature, humidity and respiratory gas distribution. An early proposition suggested a thermosiphon mechanism. [ 2 ] The heat created due to the metabolism of termites imparts sufficient buoyancy to the nest air to push it up into the mound and eventually to the mound’s porous surface where heat and ...
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Reticulitermes flavipes, the eastern subterranean termite, is the most common termite found in North America. [1] These termites are the most economically important wood destroying insects in the United States and are classified as pests . [ 1 ]
When the termite infestation causes a covered peril: If your home is infested with termites and those termites chew through some wiring that sparks a fire, your home insurance may help cover some ...
This includes people from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America and Brazil, but excludes people from Spain. The census uses two separate questions : one for Hispanic or Latino ...
Worker termites find plant debris and macerate it, chewing and moistening the material. They excrete the resulting fecal pellets inside the mound. Other worker termites use this matter to construct fungal combs. The mycelium then spreads through the comb and digests the plant material into a form that makes for nutritious food for the colony ...