termite

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Other social organisms, including termites, may have followed similar evolutionary paths, although that possibility still needs further testing.

From Science Daily

Friend, noting that your house has termites is not the same as moving in with the neighbors.

From MarketWatch

Like John le Carré, he creates his own jargon: safe houses are “coops,” spycraft is “artifice,” freelance agents are “units” and deep-cover moles are “termites.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Take an issue like termites, Gonzales says: it’s much less of a setback—and could be less expensive—to identify and fix the issue before a prospective buyer uncovers it during an inspection.

From Barron's

In 1960, during her first year at Gombe, Goodall observed a chimpanzee she called David Greybeard carefully strip a twig of leaves and use it to root out tasty termites from a mound.

From Salon