A termite queen lays approximately 30,000 eggs per day. About 1 per second. The World's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
In South Africa, termites are often roasted and eaten by the handful, like pretzels or popcorn. Also called white ant. Termite Termite, common name for numerous species of social insects that cause damage to wooden structures. Most of the about 2000 known species are distributed in tropical countries, although some inhabit North and South America and two species inhabit Europe. Termites display patterns of social behavior that are almost as elaborate as those of the ants, social bees , and wasps.