Assertion: termite | /r/CapableOf | eat wood
Facets:
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
value: to get the cellulose
type: PURPOSE
value: really
type: DEGREE
value: unlike most other insects
type: OTHER
value: by -products
type: OTHER
value: with the help of microorganisms
type: MANNER
value: in order to build their colonies
type: PURPOSE
value: solely
type: MANNER
value: from the inside
type: MANNER
value: to derive nutrients
type: PURPOSE
value: for millions of years
type: TEMPORAL
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: WHY DO TERMITES EAT WOOD?
text: The lower termites predominately feed on wood.
text: As termites consume wood, they create kick out holes that are used to push frass (termite droppings or pellets) out of the nest.
text: Other termites live in wood, and tunnels are constructed as they feed on the wood.
text: After the termites eat the wood to get the cellulose, they leave the wood with a space.
text: Termites love wood, warmth, water, and shelter.
text: Termites digest wood with the help of bacteria and protozoa present in their intestinal tracts.
text: The termites actually ingest the wood, so the sign of termites in the wood are wood colored or darker brown pellets of excrement.
text: They can eat through wood, siding, wallpaper, and even flooring of buildings.
text: When you see the termites feeding on this wood, you can then switch the untreated wood with a poisoned material known as termiticide bait.
text: DO TERMITES REALLY EAT WOOD?
text: Why do termites eat wood?
text: Do termites really EAT wood?
text: They eat wood and any available organic matter containing cellulose.
text: Termites eat wood because their bodies need cellulose, which is a wood component.
text: Termites eat wood to derive the cellulose and nutrients they need to live.
text: Yes, termites really eat wood.
text: Termites don’t only eat wood.
text: When termites eat wood, they work in the direction of the grain, instead of across it, leaving distinct markings.
text: As termites eat wood, they expel small, hexagonal, wood-like pellets.
text: you know about termites is that they eat wood.
text: Don’t worry, this infographic isn’t only about termites eating wood.
text: Termites are insects that eat wood, which can lead to the destruction of furniture, homes, and other wooden structures.
text: They eat wood — making them a big problem when they take up residence in homes.
text: It’s common knowledge that termites eat wood, but do they actually prefer certain types of wood over others?
text: Now you may be wondering why they even eat wood at all.
text: Termites are insects that eat wood.
text: Termites eat mostly wood.
text: Termites have been around for more than 50 million years and are experts at what they do: chewing through and eating wood.
text: While termites usually eat wood from the inside out, burrowing holes can be made.
text: It’s common knowledge that termites eat wood, but whether they have preferences for different types of wooden materials is another matter.
text: Termites specifically eat wood, while ants eat animals and fungi.
text: Termites aren’t only the insects that eat wood.
text: The termite itself solely feeds on wood and is slow moving.
text: Most lower termites and many higher ones feed on wood that is either sound or partly decayed.
text: Termites mostly feed on detritus, mostly wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung.
text: Termites feed on wood in order to build their colonies.
text: Termites mostly feed on detritus, mostly wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung.
text: Termites mostly feed on detritus, mostly wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung.
text: These insects feed on wood and can cause costly structural damage to homes.
text: Because termites feed primarily on wood, they are capable of compromising the strength and safety of an infested structure.
text: Termites have been feeding on wood for millions of years.
text: Termites feed on wood or anything made from wood, including cardboard, books and paper.
text: Termites have protozoa in their digestive tracts that can convert cellulose into usable food, so subterranean termites feed on items that contain cellulose, such as paper, fiberboard, or fabrics derived from cotton or plant fibers, but they primarily feed on dead wood and wood by-products.
text: Unlike most other insects, they feed on wood and live in large colonies.
text: They feed on dead plants and trees as well as dead parts of living trees, including wood and wood in the soil.
text: Termites primarily feed on wood, but also damage paper, books, insulation, and even swimming pool liners and filtration systems.
text: Since termites feed on wood, damage is usually most visible in places where wood is prominent.
text: The moisture that termites produce when consuming wood and tunneling through the wood within doors and window frames causes wood to become warped, making it difficult to shut or open windows and doors.
text: Termites cause damage to your house becuase they consume wood rather than just live in it.
text: As termites consume woods, they are not capable of digesting the lactose of the wood without the help of microorganisms.
text: When termites feed on the wood, they also leave a substance resembling mud on the ends of it.
text: As termites come up through the bottom of the station, they will begin to feed on the wood.
text: When the termites feed on the wood and take it back to the colony, it releases a slow poison that will eventually wipe out the whole colony.
text: They make up the majority of the termites that actually eat the wood.
text: For example, termites eat the wood in which they nest.
text: This means termites love wood, and since paper comes from wood, it makes sense that termites would like paper bills.
text: Termites are able to digest wood with the help of microorganisms which live in the termite gut.