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Termites belong to the order or "isoptera" and the word "isoptera" means...? |
They have equal length wings |
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Name the 3 body parts of a termite: |
Head, thorax, abdomen |
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The antennae of termites are elbowed and the antennae of ants are straight? |
False, ant antennae are bent |
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Termites have what type of eye? |
Compound |
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Termites use their antennae to do three things? What are they? |
See, smell, and taste |
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Do termites have sharp vision? |
No |
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What type of mouth does termite have? |
Chewing - lapping |
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A termite has how many pairs of equal length wings? |
2 |
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Termites have how many legs? |
6 |
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What are spiracles? |
Air inlets for their breathing systems |
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A termites waist is pinched down like a thread and called a medical? True or false? |
False, ants have pinched waists |
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Termites have what type of life cycle? |
Gradual |
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Termite nymphs look nothing like the adults? True or False? |
True |
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How many instars does a termite? |
7 |
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What 3 conditions are needed to trigger a termite swarm? |
Temperature, light, and humidity |
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What percent of swarmers die? |
97% |
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If dead swarmers are in a window seal, are they in the immediate area? |
No, they are attracted to light and will fly to the window. |
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Why do swarmers shed their wings? |
They get in the way during mating. |
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Where do swarmers pick to nest? |
Moist soil under wood. |
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Drywood termites have no distinctive class and the nymphs do all the work for the colony? True or False? |
True |
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How long can a termite queen live for? |
25 years |
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What casts can a nymph develop into? |
Workers, soldiers, winged primary reproductives, and supplementary reproductives. |
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What do drywood termite workers do foe the colony? |
Feed other caste members, groom the queen, and excavate and make tunnels. |
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What does a soldier termite do? |
Defend the colony. |
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The queen is the most important member of the colony because she produces most of the eggs? |
False, the reproductives produce most of the eggs. |
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If the queen is injured or killed will the colony die off? |
No, the reproductives will take over |
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How eggs can a queen termite lay per day? |
60 - 80 eggs. |
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Termites are born with protozoan and that is why they can digest wood? |
False, protozoan is not acquired until the 4th instar |
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Termites must eat liquid droplets in order to get the protozoan needed to digest wood? True or false? |
True |
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Drywood termites consist of up to how many members? |
2500 |
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Formosan termites consist of how many members? |
Up to millions |
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Dampwood termites grow as large as how many members? |
4000 |
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Subterranean termite colonies may consist of up to how many members? |
Hundreds of thousands. |