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Adnan Oktar
The queen's and king's chambers lie exactly in the middle of the nest.
Because the queen is constantly growing, worker termites continually enlarge
the nest according to her size. When the queen is fully grown, she will be
more than 1,000 times heavier than the king. The entrances to the queen's and
the king's chambers prevent insects larger than workers and soldiers from en-
tering, and the queen and the king from leaving. (Erich Hoyt and Ped Schultz,
Insect Life. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Inc., 1999, p. 161)
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