02/05/2026
Here's a little Trivia for you guys!
If you know anything about termites, it’s probably that they are nasty, horrible creatures that can devastate your home by eating through all the wood they can reach. Termites never sleep, so they are able to eat their way through your home 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Learning a little about them will not only help you become better prepared to prevent them, but you might even find the information fascinating. Here are the top 6 most interesting termite facts that we found:
1. Ants are the Enemy of Termites - If you have an established colony of ants in your yard, it is highly unlikely that you will have an established colony of termites. Of course, ants can bring their own problems, so you probably don’t want to let ants run rampant in the yard. But if you see a few friendly ants, feel glad that they are on your side in the fight against termites.
2. Termites Outnumber People
Not only are there significantly more termites than there are people in the world, but you may be a little frightened to know just how many termites there are. For every person on the plant, there are 1,000 pounds of termites. Not just 1,000 termites. No, that would likely only be a few pounds worth of termites (if that). But there are 1,000 pounds of termites. That’s a mind-boggling amount of termites just for one person. Then multiply that by the billions of people on the planet and you have a truly horrific amount of termites.
3. Queens Lay a LOT of Eggs
The average chicken lays anywhere from 180 to 320 eggs a year. Meanwhile, the queen in an African termite colony can lay up to 30,000 eggs per day. The average termite queen can lay an egg every 15 seconds and can live from 15 to 25 years. Some can live up to 50 years in the right conditions. That’s a lot of termites over her life span!
4. They Build Huge Mounds
Termites can make huge mounds, nests, and tubes to live in, work and travel. Their nests can be as large as 12 inches across – and that can be right in your home. They also build mud tubes to get from their nests to the wood they eat, and those tubes are usually found outside. However, they can also be built inside. One tube was found from the floor to ceiling of a home, spanning 12 feet, and swayed with the breeze caused by the air conditioning.
5. Termites Eat a LOT
Since termites never sleep, they have a lot of time to eat, and they eat a LOT. A single colony of termites can eat up to 1,000 pounds of wood each year. That’s about the same amount of wood as 650 baseball bats.
6. They Can Get in Small Openings
A crack no bigger than the width of a penny is all a termite needs to get into your home. Therefore, it is important that you are vigilant in finding cracks in your foundation and around your windows and doors to seal them and keep termites out.
If you have a termite problem in or around your property, then it’s time to get in touch with us . We don’t just know fun facts about termites—we know all there is about stopping and preventing them, too!
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