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This category is for questions and answers about termites. Termites are colony insects. They eat dead plant material, including wood. They are very important within the ecosystem, but they can be a detriment to human housing.

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Do robins eat termites?

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They most certainly do. Witnessed it at the lake edge. The robin ate and ate and ate. Quite fun to watch!

What music do termites eat wood faster to?

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well, termites eat wood faster when you play loud thumping music like rock or something. well, termites eat wood faster when you play loud thumping music like rock or something.

How long did it take to build the Cahokia Mounds?

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The site was first settled around 650, but mound building didn't start until 1050. The site was abandoned around 1400.

How did termites come to Australia?

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they arrived by traveling from Africa Jamaica and other country to Australia

Which class do termites belong to?

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Termites are eusocial insects. They are part of the Isoptera family of insects. They like to eat dead plant material.

Compare a termite's habitat and its niche in a forest?

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They get rid of trash and provide food for other animals. They also keep other animals or plants from over populating. Without them, the food chain would be cut off for animals and human life. Sometimes are used for medicine to cure sickness.

Can rubbing alcohol kill ring worm?

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alcohol is someting u drink how would it kill germs idiot.

Answer2: 91% alcohol you get from the drugstore and the supermarket is excellent for killing germs. Most of the hand sanitizers have 65+ percent of alcohol. Stay away from those hand sanitizers with triclosan.

What animals eat termites?

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Lizards' diets range from meat to insects to flowers to leafy greens to eggs, etc. However, most lizards are rather specialized in diet. In order to correctly and completely answer your question, we'd need specificity on which type of lizard we are talking about.

Further information on specific lizard species that eat termites:

Geckos are known to feed on termites, as do skinks and legless lizards. Lizards in the dragon family, such as frill-necked lizards and bearded dragons, also eat termites.

Is a termite a herbivore?

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Termites eat wood, leaves, grass, fungi - so yes generally herbivore

How many termites can fit on 1 centimeter if the termite is 5 millimeter?

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One Centimeter equals 10 Millimeters. So if the termite is 5 millimeters long:

10mm / 5mm = 2 Termites

What is the relationship between termites and intestinal flagellates?

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The type of symbiotic relationship between termites and flagellates in their intestines is mutualism. The flagellates digest the cellulose in the termites' diet to allow them to absorb nutrients. The termite gut provides a safe place for the flagellates to live and breed.

Do termites eat newspaper?

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Do termites eat berries?

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I believe they only eat wood.

What is the symbiotic relationship between termites and protozoans?

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Mutualism, meaning that both organisms benefit.

-The protozoans aid the termites in digesting wood.

-The termites give the protozoans food and a warm place to live (in their gut).

What eats june bugs?

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Birds, Bats and they can even be used as bait when fishing.

What do lab rats eat?

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food

Can termites rust a nail?

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No; termites are wood-consuming organisms, and rust on iron nails, etc. is caused by the reaction between oxygen and the metal. Termites are incapable of inducing this type of reaction, and it normally occurs regardless when nails are left unprotected in the air.