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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that 43 termite species (examples pictured) are used as food by humans or are fed to livestock?
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physogastric queens

The text states that "In physogastric species, the queen adds an extra set of ovaries with each moult". My understanding was that insects do not molt after reaching maturity (as defined by by sexual reproduction and wings; Ephemeroptera are a partial exceptino). Reference???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrDarwin (talk • contribs) 02:51, 10 January 2006

Mounds

I think the section on Mounds should be categorized as a stub in its current state. I'm puzzled that the subject of the Termite Mounds, which I find amazing - but unfortunately does not have enough expertise to write about myself - is not explored in more depth, but only mentioned in very broad terms. I urge people to extend that section - or perhaps "Termite Mounds" should be a topic on its own? Robbiedsl 27 Jun 2006

Termites as a foodstuff

I kinda browsed through the article, though I didnt see anywhere that termites are used as a foodstuff. I know that in many parts of africa the "flying ants" are used as a common food, when in season. Also the queen is sometimes dug up and eaten. These are still common practices. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fitz05 (talk • contribs) 20:07, 26 July 2007

Adapation

I would like to know about Desert Termites DESERT TERMITES — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.15.4 (talk • contribs) 13:30, 11 April 2013

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"invasive" species

It would be useful to know in what countries this species of termite is considered invasive. A citation would be good too.) MargaretRDonald (talk) 20:47, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Early" English

What is meant here? How early? When? Clarification is needed... MargaretRDonald (talk) 20:50, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Taxonomy section badly needs revision

The taxonomy section is very incoherent. Various sections do not comport with each other. For instance, the order Blattaria and the infraorder Isoptera are not figured anywhere in the tree - are these even correct?

According to the Entomological Association of America, termites are now categorized in the order Blattodea in several families, such as Kalotermitidae and Rhinotermitidae.

See further here: https://www.entsoc.org/common-names?title=&field_scientific_name_value=&tid=BLATTODEA&tid_1=&tid_2=&tid_3=&tid_4=

In any event, this section makes very little sense and is need of a serious overhaul.

Enbrightenment (talk) 20:23, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I had a look and found that the taxonomic history was indeed a bit jumbled. There was also some inconsistency - but the taxobox does not seem to allow the easy addition of an epifamily. The cladogram however was accurately showing the current state of knowledge. I have however given a bit of an edit to improve the flow of sections. Do feel free to point out more specific issues. Shyamal (talk) 16:16, 8 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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