Associated with the anthills are the edible mushrooms which germinate during the rains season. These mushrooms are very delicious. This is common where the ground around has not yet been tampared with by man by cutting bush or digging. Their predators are birds. Some people also eat termites.
Termites are economically important.
The destroy timber and some building. They disorganise compunds. Partly because of this man usaually interferes with the termites habitat. Man usually uproots the anthill so as to make compounds look smart like it is done our school compound. Development is briefly, the change of lifestyle, attitudes and the social and ecomic lives of the people in an economy.