Called minuscule livid ants , termitesare destructive to wood dwellings because they dine on wood . white ant hold out in colony and are socially organized , similar to ants . However , termites and ants are mortal enemies , often battling until the decease . Termites are slap-up sources of protein , and a blanket range of creature feast on these bugs , from reptiles to shuttle as well as mammal including aardvarks .

Aardvarks

ant bear are termite - eating powerhouse . Also known as anteaters the aardvarks have long and metro - shaped snouts with a lowly sassing , according to the Encyclopedia Britannica . An aardvark ’s tenacious , penny-pinching tongue is coated with a sticky substance that is optimal for catching termites while it protects them from termite stings . Orycteropus afer ' toe nail resemble thick shovelful and are majuscule for turn over in termite sand tunnel , underground nest and mounds . However , ant bear favor to eat harvester termites that are foraging for grass aside from their nest , according to WildWatch.com . aardvark are nocturnal beast so they hound for white ant during the night time . Whether labour for prey or catching them above footing , a single aardvark can take tens of K of termite in a single night .

Ants

ant are the greatest terror to termites , marching into their nest and burrows and attacking them in their homes , according to WildWatch.com . colony of ants go on frequent raids of the termite colonies who protect themselves with a chemical weapon arsenal . white ant use irritant and toxins to defend themselves from the ants ' attack . Soldier termites who defend the colony have strong jaws and armored head to utilize for auspices and defence mechanism . According to Internet4Classroom , the black carpenter emmet will eat termites that are live in wood structures , such as homes and out building , and then take over the nest or tunnel built by the termite dependency .

Birds

birdie sleep together to dine on termites as the protein - productive insect are a valuable source of nutrition , concord to WildWatch.com . These fledge creature are terrific at controlling a termite infestation by consuming plentiful sum in a single day . accord to Attracting-WildBirds.com , wild bird species that prefer to eat termites include American American robin , Western blue birds , woodpeckers , Northern glint and black-market frankolins . After eating all the termite from a hillock or nest , some mintage of birds move into the uninhabited structures as a safety step for carrying for their untried . They dig out the narrow entry and work up their nest at bottom .

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