In fact, in some of the 55 termite species, queens can lay up to 86,000 eggs a day. Often times the queens swollen body can weigh more than a pencil. The rest of the colony is comprised of termites who all play specific roles in keeping the colony healthy. Among these termites are the workers. Worker termites keep busy 24 hours a day to digest wood fibers and other forms of cellulose which they eat, digest and share with the other members of the colony.
Workers also clean the royal pair and carry away the eggs.
Property owners rarely see the worker termites because they stay deep within the structure hollowing it out from the inside. This form of termite can be easily confused with a winged ant. Their wings are longer and of equal length. Ants are often several times larger. They have elbowed antennae and three distinct body segments, with very slim waists.