table of contents 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
chapter 1 ARCH BUILDERS Deep inside their nest 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
