A. The Queen occupies a "royal cell" with the King. She may live up to 25 years, laying many thousands of eggs annually.
B. Supplementary Reproductives act as replacements for the Queen if she should die. They may also produce eggs even if the Queen is healthy to help increase colony size.
C. Eggs are cared for by workers during a two-week incubation period before passing into the nymph stage.
D. Winged Reproductives are the termites you may see when they "swarm," usually in the spring, signaling a well-developed colony. After shedding their wings, reproductives pair off, burrow into the soil and begin a new colony.
E. Soldiers, with armored heads and strong jaws, protect the colony from enemies, most commonly ants.
F. Workers represent most of the termites in the colony. Blind and sterile, they forage for the colony's food. Most damage is caused by worker termites.

Can you tell an ant from a termite?

Ant or Termite? Winged termites are usually, but not always, smaller, about a quarter of an inch in length. They appear to have two body segments, straight antennae, and two pairs of equally long wings. Ants have three body segments with a narrow waist, elbowed antennae and a longer pair of front wings.	The Formosan Termite - A formidable new invader. Long a serious pest in Hawaii, this species has recently entered the southeastern U.S. They have been know to chew through plastic, lead or copper to reach wood, even to attack live trees. Colony size has been estimated at nearly 7 million individuals, foraging over 38,000 sq. ft. of ground.