Subterranean termite colonies count 1-1.5 million, drywood termite colonies 5-6 thousand. www.primetermite.com 800-205-6707
about 9 thousand in each termite
Some species can spray a chemical out of their snout, such as nasute termites
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mutualism is when 2 organisms benefit from each other. the termite benefits from the Trychonympha because the Trychonympha breaks down the CELLULOSE in the wood that the termites eat, which helps the digestive system "clear out". The Trychonympha benefits from the termite because the Trychonympha gets CELLULASE from the termite, which is the thing in the Trychonympha that actually does the "breaking down" of the cellulose. Without eachother, they wouldn't be able to survive.
half a centimeter
2 antenna
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Reticulitermes flavipes.
Many believe the longest living insect is the queens of termite colonies. Some have been known to live for 50 years, but many scientists believe they can live for up to 100 years.
Once established a Queen will lay close to 1000 eggs per day. This fact and more information on termites can be found via the related link attached to this answer.
Order: IsopteraSpecies:As of 1996, about 2,800 termite species are recognized, classified in seven families. These are arranged here in a phylogenetic sequence, from the most basal to the most advanced:Mastotermitidae (1 species, Mastotermes darwiniensis)Hodotermitidae (3 genera, 19 species)HodotermitinaeKalotermitidae (22 genera, 419 species)Termopsidae (5 genera, 20 species)TermopsinaePorotermitinaeStolotermitinaeRhinotermitidae (14 genera, 343 species)Coptotermitinae HolmgrenHeterotermitinae FroggattProrhinoterminae Quennedey & Deligne, 1975Psammotermitinae HolmgrenRhinotermitinae FroggattStylotermitinae Holmgren, K & N, 1917Termitogetoninae HolmgrenSerritermitidae (1 species, Serritermes serrifer)Termitidae (236 genera, 1958 species)Apicotermitinae (42 genera, 208 species)Foraminitermitinae (2 genera, 9 species)Macrotermitinae (13 genera, 362 species)Nasutitermitinae (80 genera, 576 species)Sphaerotermitinae (1 genera, 1 species)Syntermitinae (13 genera, 99 species)Termitinae (90 genera, 760 species)
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