▁as ▁possible . ▁They ▁can ▁lo os ely ▁be ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁d amp wood , ▁dry wood ▁and ▁sub ter rane an ▁types . ▁In ▁general , ▁d amp wood ▁term ites ▁inhab it ▁con ifer ous ▁for ests , ▁dry wood ▁term ites ▁inhab it ▁hard wood ▁for ests ▁and ▁sub ter rane an ▁term ites ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁Term ites ▁are ▁e uso cial ▁insect s ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁colon ies . ▁They ▁operate ▁a ▁cas te ▁system , ▁there ▁being ▁a ▁king ▁and ▁queen ▁in ▁each ▁col ony ▁and ▁many ▁non - re product ive ▁workers . ▁The ▁workers ▁for age ▁for ▁food ▁which ▁they ▁bring ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁col ony ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁re product ives ▁and ▁the ▁developing ▁young . ▁C ock ro aches ▁are ▁also ▁social ▁insect s ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁live ▁in ▁colon ies , ▁and ▁all ▁adult s ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁reproduce . ▁Some ▁species ▁form ▁aggreg ations , ▁others ▁show ▁an ▁incl ination ▁to ▁aggregate , ▁and ▁some ▁exhib it ▁parent al ▁care ▁of ▁their ▁off spring . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁groups ▁have ▁striking ▁similar ities ▁in ▁behaviour ▁which ▁they ▁likely ▁inherited ▁from ▁their ▁common ▁ancest or . ▁These ▁include ▁an ▁att raction ▁to ▁warm ▁and ▁hum id ▁places , ▁th ig mot axis , ▁bur row ing , ▁substr ate ▁manip ulation , ▁h yg ien ic ▁behaviour , ▁food ▁sharing , ▁can n ib al ism , ▁ex cret ion ▁behaviour