What are termites?

Termites, also known as Insecta, Arthropoda, Insecta, Isoptera, are similar to the social life of ants, and their social strata are queen ants, queen ants, soldier ants and worker ants. Although termites and ants are generally called ants (see Formicidae), termites belong to lower semi-metamorphosed insects and ants belong to higher fully metamorphosed insects in the classification status of termite social system. Judging from fossils, termites may have developed from ancient ORTHOPTERA insects and first appeared in Permian 200 million years ago. People mistakenly think that termites are a kind of ants. In fact, termites and ants are two different species. Termites are soft and small, usually long and round, white, light yellow, reddish brown to dark brown. Protruding head or mouth posture, free to move. Antennas are rosary-shaped, with thick ventral base and equal length of front and rear wings; Ants have knee-shaped antennae, thin abdomen base and larger front wings than rear wings. China ancient books called them ants, stings, flying stings, ephemera, locusts, stings and so on. , are confused with ants. The name of termites began to appear in the Song Dynasty, and it was determined to be another name for termites. Termites are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions and feed on wood or cellulose. Termite is a polymorphic social insect with strict division of labor. Once the group organization is destroyed, it is difficult to survive. There are more than 2000 known species in the world. There are more than 300 species belonging to 4 families in China, except Australopithecidae, which has not been discovered yet. It is widely distributed.

Termite is a very harmful insect. If termites are found at home, please ask professionals to remove them.