What Do Termite Mounds Look Like?
Termite mounds differ from species to species although to the amateur student of termites, many of them look alike. However, an specialist can often guess the species just by looking at the mound. Termites construct their nests in all kinds of places. Some build theirs in living trees like wasps, others build them in dead upright or fallen trees. Tree stumps are a favourite of some other types of termite, which is why it is always recommended that you do away with tree stumps in termite areas. Then there are yet another kind of termite – those that prefer to live in or near the soil. Those that live in the soil are called subterranean termites. As they dig their tunnels and excavate the chambers for their nests, they eat a lot of the matter and compact a lot more, but what they find excessive, they take to the surface. This sometimes forms part of the nest, but not a vital part of it. This makes a termite mound of sorts, but they are not the spectacular ones that you see in pictures. T
