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Sep 06, 2011

Termites have been around since the time of the dinosaurs! <br><br>Termite colonies eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

Termites have been around since the time of the dinosaurs!

Termite colonies eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

Termites have wings that they shed once they have found a good place to build a nest.

Termites cause up to $2 billion in damage per year!

All Termites are social insects and raise their young as a group.

The total weight of all of the termites in the world is more than the weight of all the humans in the world.

There are more than 2,500 kinds of termites living all around the world,

Three of the four major kinds of termites (drywood, subterranean, mound builders and dampwood) are found in North America.

Although we think of them mostly as destructive pests, these ancient insects have many sides.

Diet
Termites can feed off wood as well as off paper and paper products such as books.

Termites and cockroaches descend from a common ancestor.

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