Termite Caste: How Much Do You Know?

A brief explaination of termites. Very simple, a colony of this unique insect in a special caste system which contains King & Queen, Workers and soldier. Each of the caste plays a significant role in the colony.

King - To fertilize the Queen ( no other function)

Queen - To only lay eggs. But they tend for the first brood after the establishment of new colony before the worker and soldier could reach maturity stage.

Alates - Swarmer/winged alates to help in establishment of colony. They will eventually turn into king and queen after copulation.

Worker - To take care of the brood and also look for food source, build and repair the mud tubes.

Soldier - To defend against predators especially ants.

So, in short, never bully the termites. :p