There what is, termites on a desert?

那是什么，沙漠里的白蚁吗？

West Bengal is one of the places where Mr Shah has railed against termites.

西孟加拉邦是沙阿斥责“白蚁”的地方之一。

At least the termites weren't my fault.

至少入侵的白蚁不是我的错。

At the base of many of these acacias are colonies of African termites.

许多金合欢树的是非洲白蚁的领地。

One tiny animal called the termite builds big towers out of mud called termite mounds.

一种名为白蚁的小动物用泥土建造出被称为白蚁丘的大型塔结构。

In northern Australia, termites memorialize their industry in sculpture.

在澳大利亚北白蚁辛勤的劳作体现在雕塑上。

These astonishing mounds are 10 feet tall.

这些为观止的白蚁丘有三米高。

Digestion of wood occurs by bacteria and protozoans in the intestinal tract of many termites.

木材的消化是由许多白蚁肠道中的细菌和原生动物产生的。

Worker termites are those that cause destruction of wood structures.

工蚁是那些造成木材结构破坏的白蚁。

Some tropical termites use cultivated fungi to predigest food rather than microorganisms.

一些热带白蚁使用培养的真菌来预先消化食物，而不是微生物。

And as the sun bakes the grass, the termites face new danger.

太阳炙烤草原，白蚁面临着新的危险。

Termites are closely related to cockroaches based on a primitative termite species found in Australia.

基于在澳大利亚发现的原始白蚁物种，白蚁与蟑螂关系密切。

Because living inside their digestive systems are amazing nitrogen-trapping bacteria, and it's this that gives termites their special powers.

在它们的消化系统里面有让惊讶的吸氮细菌，这种细菌赋予了白蚁特殊的能力。

The forewings and hindwings are equal in length and held flat against the back of the termite.

前翅和后翅长度相等，平放在白蚁的背上。

Timber-based colonies may contain hundreds of individuals.

基于木材的白蚁群落可能包含数百个个体。

They are also found in dry wood structures where the termite nest has been established in the soil.

如白蚁的巢穴已经在土壤中搭建好，其上的干木结构也可见它们的踪迹。

Isopterans get their nutrition from cellulose in wood.

白蚁从木材中的纤维素中获得营养。

But they did not find the termites actively working in the larger mounds.

但是他们没有发现白蚁在较大的土丘中活跃地工作。

Mounds of land formed over thousands of years by the actions of termites.

历经数千年白蚁活动而形成的土丘。

And that's the same thing with the different ways of using a termite stick, right?

使用白蚁棒的不同方式也是如此，对吧？