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If we compare the height of an average termite nest with the size of a worker termite
and adjust the scale to a human being 1.80 meters (5.5 feet) in height, the termite con-
struction would be like a 960-meter (3,149-foot) skyscraper—higher than every human
building in the world. For example, it is five times higher than the Great Pyramid of
Egypt. If we consider that a termite finishes its structure in three to four years, this is
the equivalent of many thousands of human years. (Erich Hoyt and Ped Schultz, Insect
Life, New York: John Wiley and Sons. Inc., 1999, p. 160.)
