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Termites primarily feed on wood, paper and plant debris, and they seek out hidden, dark and damp environments. Bedrooms and beds do not provide the ideal conditions or food sources for termites ...
Rhinotermitidae is a family of wood-soil interface feeding termites commonly known as the Subterranean termites.Many members of this family are known pests that can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures.
Foraging behaviour depends on the type of termite. For example, certain species feed on the wood structures they inhabit, and others harvest food that is near the nest. [169] Most workers are rarely found out in the open, and do not forage unprotected; they rely on sheeting and runways to protect them from predators. [78]
The fungi concerned are species of Termitomyces; it is unclear whether one species of termite is always associated with one species of fungus, and it is probable that several species of termite may utilise a single fungal species. The worker termites bring plant material such as dried grass, decaying wood and leaf litter, back to the mound ...
The termites are also known to feed on dead tree branches, and not just feeding on live trees. [10] There is also a feeding hierarchy within the colony. In an experiment, filter paper was marked with Rb to show that not all the termites in the colonies feed. The analysis of the Rb levels indicated that in the hierarchy the nymphs are the ...
1 Species. 2 References. 3 External links. Toggle the table of contents ... Metagenomic and functional analysis of hindgut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite ...
Cryptotermes brevis is a species of termite in the family Kalotermitidae, commonly known as the West Indian drywood termite or the powderpost termite. It is able to live completely inside timber structures or articles made of wood such as furniture without any outside source of water. It is frequently introduced into new locations inadvertently ...
The Kalotermitidae are "primitive" in morphology, nesting behavior, and social organization. Unlike other termite species, they have no need to make contact with soil [1] and live exclusively within excavations in wood, lacking elaborate nesting architecture. [2] Drywood termites have an adaptive mechanism for conserving water.