复数： termites
易混淆的单词： Termite

Lots of animals build homes for protection-think beaver lodges or termite mounds .

许多动物建立家园保护自己，比如海狸的小屋或者白蚁丘。

And I got this memorable image of monkey siting on a termite for a portfolio photograph .

这样我就得到了一张值得纪念的猴子坐在白蚁上的组合照片。

This chimp , photographed in 2005 , displays humanlike concentration as he snags a termite snack .

这只大猩猩，拍摄于2005年，展示了他在捉白蚁吃时候的人类一样的专注。

In one of the most common termite species in north america , when queens die , they are replaced by their exact clones .

在北美最为常见种类之一的白蚁中，蚁后死亡后，接替它们的是与之完全一样的克隆体。

But the insect with the longest life span , as far as we know , is the african mound-building termite queen .

但是目前我们知道的寿命最长的昆虫是非洲建造土堡的白蚁后。