Thursday, 4 May 2017

Termites by Luke

Termites those nasty creatures destroying wood homes.Luckily there is more brick houses than wood but sometimes those pesky little nuisances can eat away a wooden houses walls.

Diet
Termites are detritivores which means they eat dead organic material mostly plants they will also feed off moldy wood.If a house is infested with termites you will either have to destroy the house or abandon it.


Habitat

Termites like hot and wet  climates like the rainforest.They are usually found in tree trunks or animal doo.



Appearance

Termites have a ant like look with wings but are actually more related to cockroaches.


Other


Termites used to be called white ants or wood ants.Like bats termites hate light so it prefers shaded houses but with some heat and it's moist.Termites are among the oldest insects alive today!!!Termites Shed their wings.Like bees, termites have a king and queen.Termites are actually descendants of cockroaches.

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