Adults are wingless, but they start their life cycle with wings so they can swarm to form a new colony. There are over 2,500 different types of termites. Termite species are grouped based on their ...

Swarming is a natural part of the termite life cycle and typically occurs in the spring. Flying termites have two pairs of wings that are roughly equal in size and have straight antennae.

Termite swarming is the beginning of the life cycle of termites, with winged termites looking to find new homes to reproduce and introduce larvae. These "swarmers," as they are known by ...

Janowiecki studies these creatures and he says the swarms are how termites grow population. “The swarms are part of their life cycle. So this is how they start new colonies. When a colony is ...

In arid regions across southern Kenya, the waterhole, created by elephants and termites, is central to life. It is where animals visit to drink and where some creatures are born and die.

Swarming is a natural part of the termite life cycle and typically occurs in the spring, after a rain shower or with the onset of the monsoon in Arizona. Flying termites have two pairs of wings ...