Myth: In the United States, termites are only found in the south.
Fact: There are 41 species of termites in North America, and while most occur in the southeast United States, the only U.S. state where termites have not been found is Alaska.
Myth: Termites serve no useful purpose; they are simply destructive pests.
Fact: Termites provide a valuable service by breaking down dead wood in forests into soil. They were one of the earth's first recyclers.
Myth: When forests are leveled and trees are removed to make room for development, termites are destroyed or removed also.
Fact: Most termites nest in the ground beneath the surface. When termite colonies lose their food supply to developers, they seek out new food sources - usually wood from newly built homes on the site.
Myth: A brick house on a concrete slab is safe from termites.
Fact: Virtually all homes have a wood frame, so no matter how the wood is separated from the soil, termites can work their way to it from the ground underneath. Similarly, a concrete slab does not eliminate wood-to-ground contact. Termites can construct tunnels through cracks in concrete
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Cockroaches can run up to three miles in an hour.
Young cockroaches need only a crack as thin as a dime (about .5mm wide) to crawl into. Adult males can squeeze into a space of 1.6mm or the thickness of a quarter. Pregnant females need the most space to hide: 4.5mm or a space as tall as two stacked nickels.
A cockroach can live a week without its head. The roach only dies because without a mouth, it can't drink water and dies of thirst.
A cockroach can hold its breath for up to forty minutes. This is one of the qualities that has helped these small creatures survive on earth through massive environmental shifts and climate changes over what scientists estimate as the more than 280 million years since roaches originated.
Cockroaches are omnivores who can eat almost anything, thanks in part to the powerful jaws hidden away in their mouth organs. Equally impressive is the fact that they only need to eat once a month in order to stay alive.
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