Also, the aardvark is reported to eat wild cucumbers in addition to ants and termites. |
The floors and doors on the main floor are of solid mahogany, which is impervious to tropical woodworms and termites. |
This potent fungus, which also kills termites, doesn't harm bees or affect their queen's production. |
However, the relatively soft woods of European furniture were no match for the humidity, tropical woodworms, and termites of Cuba. |
For years, Shaw spent his days spraying termites with pesticides and his nights in worried sleep. |
The termites use their jaws to turn the woody plant material and soil they bore through into tiny particles that the microbes can process. |