termite


 * common name:** termite


 * scientific name:** isoptera


 * habitat:** a nest under ground.


 * range:** most termites live in tropical contries such as africa and australia. though some are found in north and south america and europe


 * physical characteristics:** look like little bugs. usually black and cream-colored. its dark stripes help it to survive as it gathers food above ground. die if in sunlight too long.


 * diet:** wood, leaves and grasses.


 * behavior and adaptations:** eat furniture and wood products. produce a lot of children so they never die out.


 * reproduction:** there are roughly equal numbers of males and females, as well as a queen. all termite colonies include a male called the "king" who lives with the queen and fertilzes her eggs. a nest may contain up to five million termites.


 * relationship to people:** is a pest like any other bug and is an invader.


 * status:** not endangered or threatened; there are too many of them.


 * history:** does not say where they came from, probably evolved over time.

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