Translations:AY Honors/Insect/Isoptera/3/en

Species id |common_name = Termite |latin_name = Isoptera |order = Isoptera |image = Coptotermes formosanus shiraki USGov k8204-7.jpg |description = Termites mostly feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10% of the estimated 4,000 species (about 2,600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that can cause serious structural damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests. Termites are major detrivores, particularly in the subtropical and tropical regions, and their recycling of wood and other plant matter is of considerable ecological importance.