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Termites are living fossils in nature, living on Earth 300 million years ago, with a wide range of distribution, with wood fiber as its main food. Termites are social animals, and in the "termite kingdom", there are king, queen, worker ants and soldier ants, who have a clear division of labor and perform their duties. The king and queen are responsible for mating and laying eggs, and the worker ants are responsible for the heavy work of nesting, feeding, egg protection and feeding.
The soldier ant is the loyal defender of the kingdom, and it will stubbornly resist foreign enemies. Worker ants are also famous architects, they can build nests both beautiful and scientific.
Termite nests
Some build a smooth earth-shaped or tower-shaped nest on the ground, some termites build oval nests on trees, and some build "ant cities" underground.
Tower-shaped nest
There are many dark passages around the nest to the outside, which can be described as "all-round access", up to 100 meters away, with fixed grain transportation lines and water delivery routes. The shell of the nest is thick and strong, and there are sieve-like air holes that regulate the temperature and humidity of the nest, which have the three functions of anti-enemy, thermal insulation and moisturizing.
The nest does not change much throughout the year, making it safe and comfortable. In the middle of the nest is the "royal palace" where the ant king and queen live, and the queen lives deep inside it, and is served by worker ants. After the queen lays her eggs, the worker ants move the eggs to the incubation room for incubation, and then the hatched larvae are transferred to the nursery cellar for careful feeding.