TERMITE NESTS
Like ants, termites are social insects, they live in Colonies. A mature termite colony can contain well over a million termites.
Subterranean termites can live in Nests concealed underground or in a hollow tree.
From the termite nest, subterranean tunnels can extend more than 50 metres long, to remote feeding sources. Housing timber framework can be a welcome addition to the diet of termites.
FEEDING
Nourishment poses no problem for termites, these insects are one of only a few species able to digest the Cellulose contained in deadwood (such as timber).
Termites eat (hollow out) channels, called Galleries, inside of wood leaving the outside intact but, often, paper-thin
To survive subterranean termites need contact with soil & moisture. Termites only need a tiny amount of water but they must have it.
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