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- Termite abstract "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. It is possible, however, that the first termites emerged during the Permian or even the Carboniferous. Approximately 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 dung. Termites are major detritivores, particularly in the subtropical and tropical regions, and their recycling of wood and plant matter is of considerable ecological importance.Termites are among the most successful groups of insects on Earth, colonising most landmasses except for Antarctica. Their colonies range in size from a couple of hundred individuals to enormous societies with several million individuals. Termite queens have the longest lifespan of any insect in the world, with some queens living up to 50 years. Unlike ants, which undergo a complete metamorphosis, each individual termite goes through an incomplete metamorphosis that proceeds through egg, nymph and adult stages. Colonies are described as superorganisms because the termites form part of a self-regulating entity: the colony itself.Termites are a delicacy in the diet of some human cultures and are used in many traditional medicines. Several hundred species are economically significant as pests that can cause serious damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests. Some species, such as the West Indian drywood termite (Cryptotermes brevis), are regarded as invasive species.".
- Termite class Insect.
- Termite class Neoptera.
- Termite class Pterygota.
- Termite kingdom Animal.
- Termite order Blattodea.
- Termite order Dictyoptera.
- Termite phylum Arthropod.
- Termite thumbnail Coptotermes_formosanus_shiraki_USGov_k8204-7.jpg?width=300.
- Termite wikiPageExternalLink isoptera.html.
- Termite wikiPageID "54808".
- Termite wikiPageLength "130806".
- Termite wikiPageOutDegree "389".
- Termite wikiPageRevisionID "705533453".
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Aardvark.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Aardwolf.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Acanthostichus.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Acetate.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Africa.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Agonistic_behaviour.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Alate.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Amitermes_meridionalis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Ammoxenidae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Analamazaotra_Special_Reserve.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Angiopolybia_Araujo.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Ant.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Antarctica.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Anteater.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Antenna_(biology).
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Apicotermes.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Apicotermitinae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Appendage.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Archeorhinotermitidae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Archotermopsidae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Aristida_longiseta.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod_leg.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Asexual_reproduction.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Asia.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Aspergillus_nomius.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Austria.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Austrospirachtha_mimetes.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Autonomous_robot.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Autothysis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Azteca_(genus).
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bacteria.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Basel_Zoo.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bee.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bioreactor.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bioturbation.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Blattodea.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bouteloua_dactyloides.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bouteloua_gracilis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Bronchitis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Carboniferous.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Carpenter_ant.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Articles_containing_video_clips.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Building_defects.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Extant_Permian_first_appearances.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Household_pest_insects.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lopingian_first_appearances.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pollinator_insects.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Symbiosis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Category:Termites.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Catholic_University_of_Eastern_Africa.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cellulase.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cellulose.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cellulose_acetate.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Centromyrmex.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Chela_(organ).
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Chimpanzee.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink China.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Clypeus.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cockroach.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Coffea.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Convergent_evolution.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cooking_oil.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Coptotermitinae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Council_House_2.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cratomastotermitidae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Crematogaster.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cretaceous.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Crop_yield.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cryptocercus.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cryptotermes_brevis.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cubitermes.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cubitermitinae.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cuticle.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Cylindromyrmex.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Decompiculture.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Defense_in_insects.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Demography_of_the_Roman_Empire.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Detritivore.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Detritus.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Dictyoptera.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Digestive_enzyme.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Diplogaster_aerivora.
- Termite wikiPageWikiLink Diterpene.