termitophiles

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A form of termitophile — Any insect that lives in close proximity to termites, typically in a termite nest.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of termitophile

    Accordingly, nest volume has been hypothesized (rather than actually quantified) to correlate negatively to defence efficiency in termites based on the assumption that the higher load of termitophiles and inquilines typical of bigger termitaria would result from lesser defence [17 ].

    2016 January 26, “Allometric Scaling of Patrolling Rate and Nest Volume in Constrictotermes cyphergaster Termites: Hints on the Settlement of Inquilines”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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