| The females are winged, but shed all but the stumps of the anterior veins after mating, before entering the termitarium. |
| The lofty nest, or Termitarium, constitutes a hillock in the form of a cupola. |
| The presence of mushrooms in a termitarium is a sure sign that the termites have died. |
| When an opening is made in a termitarium, soldiers crowd into the breach, and either stop the invaders or fill the breach with their termite dead. |
