Animals

The March of the Red Crab
A Moth Find a New Home
Suicidal Birds
A leopard and A cheetah
The Spectacular Hornbill
The Antelope with an extraordinary nose
Masquerading Males
Tiny But Powerful
Electric Fishes
Paternal Care
Hairless Cat
Passionate Parrot
Calling Out To Mother
Hot Wheels
Discs On Their Wings
Two-humped Camels
Frozen Frog
Silken Chambers
Earth Pig
Swordsman of the Sea
The Ostrich Trick
Electrifying Meal
Bizarre Turtle
Grey Whales
The Flying Lemur
The Winged Fishing Creature
Llamas
A Different Sort of a Parrot
The Tailless Cat
The Ancestor Of The Rhino
Acquisitive Wood Rats
The Butterflyfish
The Amazing Jumper
The Largest Deer
The Devil’s Coach-Horse
The Porcupine With A Prehensile Tail
The Irritating Fencing
The Acrobatic Otter
The Busy Termite Colony
Superb Mimics
The Canary
Snow Monkey
Jumping Spiders
Glass Lizard
Beetle Rhino
The World’s Smallest Bear
Hygienic Ants
Flat as a Pancake
The Carpet Shark
The Centipede Walk

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The Busy Termite Colony

Termites commonly called 'white ants' live in colonies. The life in a termite colony centres around the queen whose job is to lay eggs (she may lay as many as 2000 to 3000 eggs a day). The eggs develop into workers or soldiers and under some conditions into winged termites.
The workers build the nest and keep it clean and in good repair. The soldiers guard the nest and the workers while they are out eating and gathering food.
The winged termites leave the nest to mate and found new colonies. In this well-ordered society even the droppings of the termites are put to good use. They are carried to special chambers, there to serve as fertiliser for a type of fungus grown for food.

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Last updated on :7/1/2005