*Worker :
Approximately
one-forth of an inch long, light colored,
wingless.
*Soldier :
Elongated head with mandibles.
*Supplementary
Reproductives : Wingless or
very short, non-functional wings; light
colored.
*Primary
Reproductives : Winged, and
darker than other members; caste most often
seen by homeowners. |
Habits :
Live in colonies underground,
from which they build tunnels in search of food;
able to reach food above the level of the ground by
building mud tubes; dependent on moisture for
survival.
Diet :
Wood and other cellulose material.
Reproduction :
Different rates of
growth from egg stage to adult depend on individual
species; one queen per colony, which can lay tens of
thousands of eggs in her lifetime, but most eggs are
laid by supplementary reproductives in an
established colony.
Other Information
: Cause more damage to
homes in U.S. than storms and fire combined;
colonies can contain up to 1,000,000 members.
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