Supplementary reproductives are often lighter in color than the primary pair and are commonly found in clusters of four to six or more. The ability to produce supplementary reproductives makes termite control different from ant control. Often times, if the queen ant is eliminated, the colony will die. This principle is not true with termites. Native subterranean termite supplementary reproductives.
Workers forage for food and tend the queen.
Workers also tend the eggs, feed the emerging young, and feed the soldiers whose mandibles are constructed for defense. All termite mud tubes and carton construction is performed by the workers. Native subterranean termite workers. They function to defend the colony against intruders about their size. Native subterranean termite soldier.