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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

keep the temperature and humidity of the nest at a certain level.
Otherwise, the termites would die. They make the air circulate

through the nest by means of special channels and use the water
that comes from underground tunnels they have dug, and thus

regulate the temperature and humidity.

Do you realize how hard this process is, and that termites have

to act in a way marked by careful consideration of many things
together? And yet what we have mentioned so far is merely a
brief summary of the numerous things that termites do.

Another characteristic of termites is their defense of the nest,
which may be up to seven meters high. Termites are alarmed

whenever there is a hole in the walls of their nest. Hitting their
heads against the walls, termites on watch give warning to all

members of the colony. Following this warning, larvae are moved
to securer places. The entrances of the chamber where the king

and the queen live are blocked by quickly built walls. The dama-
ged section is surrounded by soldier termites, which are followed

by workers who carry the material to restore the wall. In a few
hours, the destroyed area is covered with a heap. Then the inner

compartments are constructed. Termites act following a prescri-
bed plan, and each member of the colony carries out its task wit-

hout causing any disorder.

That they can do all these things in quite a short time is evidence
of perfect communication between termites. Yet there is

something even more amazing about the termites that

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