…y and therefore only thrive under tropical conditions. Like ants and bees, termites live in colonies which consist of so-called kings and queens, concerned with reproduction, workers which do the practical work and form the most numerous caste in the colony, and in some species there are soldier termites which defend the colony. Two species, Reticulotermes lucifugus and Kalotermes flavicollis, occur in Europe, but do not extend north of Paris. For…
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