Sentence examples for termite for from inspiring English sources

The Formosan subterranean termite, for example, is eating away at the seams of the floodwalls in New Orleans.

Nicknamed Mite when he was an undersize baby, and then Termite for his always moving fingers that feel the air like an insect's antennae, the 9-year-old boy's preternaturally keen hearing releases him from his frail body and allows him unusual access to the world around him, where he is alert even to the sound of a beetle, "swarmed by ants," moving "its legs in smooth wild blurring clicks".

Termite Stakes I have been fighting a chemical war with termites for two years.

Termites For such small creatures, termites can pack a hefty punch in the damage department.

And in Hawaii, residents have been battling the termites for well over a century.

I had real difficulty controlling a growing hysterical giggle when Mary began to talk about collecting termites for lunch.

And they are living the purpose-driven life, the purpose being to kill some termites for lunch.

These days, he is applying those skills to help locate other things -- from underground land mines for the Army to termites for victimized homeowners.

A tree cut down during a new moon, he said, will quickly be ravaged by the insects, while one felled several days before a full moon will stay free of termites for years.

For years, scientists have blamed burrowing gophers and termites for the formations, but a new theory suggests that it's part of a natural process, LiveScience reports.

Ants and termites, for example, presumably do not have conscious intentions, hence their behaviour cannot be done with the intention of promoting their own self-interest, nor the interests of others.