2023-04-24 07:44:35
A termite nest nearly 1 meter in diameter was found in Xiangshan, Zhejiang, China. (Picture / flip from Weibo)
Rare to see in a hundred years! China’s “termite control doctor team” recently discovered a termite nest in Xiangshan, Zhejiang. It took 3 days to dig a 15-meter underground passage, and finally found an “termite old nest” with a diameter of nearly 1 meter. After 3″, millions of termites are bred. Experts speculate that the growth time has been more than 10 years, and the “ant infestation” was discovered before the levee was in danger.
Recently, the temperature has gradually increased, and termites have also entered the active period. The team of termite control doctors spent 3 days digging out the termite nest in the revetment area of the Chikan Reservoir Dam in Dandong Street, Xiangshan County. There were 3 queen ants and 1 king ant inside. There are at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of termites in the nest. Because termites are usually monogamous, and polygamy is relatively rare, the ant queen in the “Ant King Palace” is dark brown, and the three queens are huge, each about 5 centimeters in size. Experts estimate that the queen’s growth It has been more than 10 years. After measurement, it was found that the diameter of the termite main nest was about 80 cm, and at least 15 auxiliary nests were dug out.
As the saying goes, “a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by ant nests.” Termites like to eat plants, and the formic acid secreted in their bodies can corrode steel bars and cause buildings to collapse. Therefore, small ants can cause a thousand-mile long embankment to collapse. It is possible Fortunately, the ant infestation was cleared before the levee was in danger.
It is understood that the reproduction of termites mainly depends on the king and queen. After the main nest is eliminated, the harm of termites is basically eliminated. Experts pointed out that, judging from the surface humidity dug into the main nest, termites have formed several water-absorbing and feeding lines between the dam body and the reservoir, and the risk of reservoir piping is high, which must be repaired later.
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