CHAPTER 1 Arch Builders 4 CHAPTER 2 Mounds and Nests 10 CHAPTER 3 Termites in Nature 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
ARCH BUILDERS Deep inside their tiny white termites work They are building arches in the dark Each one carries a small ball of mud mixed with their waste
An arch begins as two pillars A termite sticks a ball onto a pillar More termites add balls Soon the pillars curve in to make an arch Arches connect to make domes Domed chambers make up the nest
