Termites have a very communal nature.
Whether they are in a small colony with just a couple hundred termites or a large colony with several million individuals, termites act as a collective group with a single goal.
  This is accomplished by the division of labor within the termites colony.
At the top of the termite hierarchy are the queens and kings.
 Termite queens and kings start as young alates, which are winged termites.
These termites leave original colony and fly off to form their own.
The king termite will always stay close to the queen termite and they mate for life.
A termite colony may also have secondary queen and king termites.
These additional reproductives allow the colony to grow and expand quicker.
Worker termites are by far the most numerous termites in the colony.
 They have the hard task of building and maintaining the colony, foraging for food, and feeding the other members of the colony who interestingly are unable to feed themselves.
Soldier termites have the important role of defending the termite colony from outside dangers.
 They have evolved both anatomically and behaviorally to make them fit for this task.
They have enlarged heads and jaws that they use to deal with threats.
Some termite soldiers have even developed the ability to secrete nasty substances to ward off not so friendly neighbors.
Termites have been branded as a nuisance by humans.
But they play an important part in circle of life.
 Termites are natures recyclers.
 They obtain nutrients by feeding off organic matter and accelerate its decomposing.
 Termites particularly like dead plant material because of its cellulose.
Cellulose is a rich energy source and is staple to their diet.
Unfortunately, termites can't tell the difference between a dead tree and a building.
 To them, both are equally appealing.