Термиты: Это Вам Не Муравьи | Интересные факты про термитов

#planetearth #interestingfacts #termites #insects #animals #plants #society #climate #nature #disasters Welcome, You are on the channel "planet Earth". Here we will look at interesting facts about our Land. Wildlife, plants, natural phenomena, and much more. Subscribe, you will not regret it! Termites appeared on our planet millions of years ago. The ancient relatives of termites were much larger than those that exist today. However, in the course of evolution, living beings have changed somewhat. The first termites lived in trees, and only warming and reduction of forest cover forced them to learn how to build huge termite mounds. In Australia and Africa, termite mounds can reach 10 meters in height. Taking into account the size of their own body, which is about 3 mm for a second, termites erect the largest structures on the planet – if you increase them to the proportions of a person, such a building will reach a height of several kilometers. Termites may well be considered as important, rare, and successful adaptations as the human brain, and it seems that the mechanisms of their origin are also similar. The variety of insects is amazing: only modern termites are known for almost 3000 species. They differ in size, color, lifestyle, and other characteristics.