be ▁with ▁each ▁continent ▁having ▁its ▁own ▁ind igen ous ▁species . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁om n iv ores ▁or ▁det rit iv ores ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁habit ats ▁such ▁as ▁among ▁leaf ▁l itter , ▁in ▁ro tt ing ▁wood , ▁in ▁thick ▁veget ation , ▁in ▁cre v ices , ▁in ▁cav ities ▁beneath ▁b ark , ▁under ▁logs ▁and ▁among ▁de br is . ▁Some ▁are ▁ar b ore al , ▁some ▁live ▁in ▁c aves ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁aqu atic . ▁A ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁species ▁have ▁taken ▁to ▁living ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁humans ▁in ▁buildings , ▁have ▁been ▁transport ed ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁them , ▁and ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁p ests . ▁Although ▁some ▁species ▁har bour ▁sym b ion ts ▁in ▁their ▁g uts ▁which ▁facil itate ▁cell ul ose ▁dig estion , ▁many ▁species ▁also ▁produce ▁en zym es ▁to ▁dig est ▁cell ul ose ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁sym b ion ts . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁term ite ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁contin ents ▁except ▁Ant arct ica . ▁The ▁greatest ▁divers ity ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁relatively ▁few ▁species ▁inhab it ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁det riv ores ▁and ▁many ▁species ▁eat ▁wood , ▁having ▁special ised ▁g uts ▁with ▁sym bi otic ▁proto zo a ▁to ▁dig est ▁the ▁cell ul ose . ▁Term ites ▁have ▁soft ▁bodies ▁and ▁keep ▁out ▁of ▁sight ▁as ▁far