They cannot tolerate sunlight; some of them are even blind. However they are one of the world’s most ingenious builders: Termites. They build high-risers without any technical devices that are, compared to the Empire State Building in New York, 25 times higher. They are the only animals that have managed to build an air-conditioning system without electricity. Their nests are architectural masterpieces that rise up to eight meters from the ground and dispose brood chambers for larvae, corridors for transportation, fungal gardens for nutrition and even emergency exits for hostile attacks.
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When the land around a termite mound floods, you’d expect the colony to be wiped out, but thanks to their ingenious engineering, the flooding actually helps the termites.
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After the first big rain, western subterranean termites swarm by the thousands. Hungry ants, spiders and birds pick them off as they emerge from the soil. The survivors fly off to find mates, and quickly drop their delicate wings to start new underground colonies. If you’re really unlucky, they’ll build tubes of mud and saliva from their nest to yours.
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These massive swarms of western subterranean termites happen once a year in California on a warm, windless day shortly after the first big rain that ended the dry summer.
Winged termites called alates push through the softened soil. They crawl out of cracks in the road and holes in tree stumps. Big-headed soldier termites stand guard to defend them.
Underground colonies send these alates up to reproduce with alates from nearby colonies.
Once a male and female alate find each other, their wings break off. The male runs after the female very quickly, before they both dig themselves into the earth and start their own colony.
— Do all termites fly?
Only some members of any termite colony can fly. But all types of termites (subterranean, drywood and dampwood) produce alates, whose job it is to fly out and start new colonies.
— Do flying termites eat wood?
No. Once a pair of flying termites have hooked up, they lose their wings, dig underground, mate and lay thousands of eggs. They will be the king and queen of their colony. The worker termites they make will then leave the nest to forage for sources of cellulose, like a dead tree, or wood in a house. When they return to the nest, these workers will feed the colony’s king and queen, as well as the young termites.
— Should I worry about flying termites?
If you see termites flying out inside your house, they could be a sign of infestation. But the more common signs of a subterranean termite infestation are tubes made from earth that worker termites build at the bottom of your house connecting wooden structures to the soil. Termites build these so-called shelter tubes from mud, saliva and even bits of wood or drywall. The insects desiccate easily and need these covered shelter tubes to stay moist.
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Termites are known as “silent destroyers,” but on top of that, they’ve got a creepy trait. These 130-million-year-old insects lick their queen termites to death. What’s behind this odd termite death ritual? And how do termite colonies get so big?
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Take a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom.
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A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the onslaught of predators as she lands, flips off her wings, secretes pheromones, and attracts a mate. But she’s not alone. Unlike most termite species, conehead termite colonies can have multiple queens and kings. Barbara L. Thorne details the reign and duties of termite royalty.
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I’ve secretly been farming termites and the process of watching how a termite king and queen start their colonies was one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever documented on this channel. I do however have some questions as to how to proceed with the termites’ care. They are a type of termite that supposedly feed on special fungus, but where to get such fungus? I discuss the situation in this video. Hope you enjoy this week’s episode! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution. #termites
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This is an update video on my fungus-growing termites (Macrotermes sp.) that I have been growing from paired kings and queens in test tubes. The colonies are developing quite well with newly developed huge workers with large heads and mandibles. However, I’m unsure what steps to take from here on. Hope you enjoy this week’s termite-y episode! Ant love forever! This video was shot in 4K Ultra HD resolution.
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hidden empire — a vast subterranean kingdom ruled by one of the most extraordinary creatures on the planet: the termite queen. In this documentary, you will enter the secret world of termites and witness the astonishing biological journey of how a true queen is created.
From the moment the first alate breaks its wings to the formation of a new colony, everything in the termite society is shaped by an ancient, highly organized social structure. You will discover how workers select the future queen, how soldiers defend the royal chamber, and how a single fertilized female transforms into a colossal, egg-producing ruler that can live for decades.
Explore the sophisticated architecture of termite mounds, the chemical intelligence behind pheromone communication, and the evolutionary strategy that allows these insects to build one of the most dominant and enduring civilizations on Earth.
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