What are termites? Detailed answer

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What are termites?

In the United States alone, termites cause multimillion-dollar damage every year! Oddly enough, these creations that have delivered so many worries to modern man have been around for millions of years. Primitive termites must have lived in the era of dinosaurs!

They are now found throughout the United States and Canada. Most of them are found in rainy tropical regions around the world.

There are over 200 species of termites, about 50 of which are native to the United States. Termites are insects that resemble ants in appearance, but are completely different from them. They have a wide body, they are light in color, and they also have slightly curved antennae or antennae.

Termites live in families in wood. They make passages and rooms for the family in the thickness of the tree.

The termite family consists of a king, queen, soldiers, and workers. Soldiers protect the family from enemies. They have no wings, they are blind, and moreover, they are real fighters. The task of the workers is to provide food for the family. They chew wood and feed the rest of the termites with the processed wood. At the back of a termite worker is a liquid in which thousands of single-celled microorganisms called protozoans can be seen through a microscope. Protozoans convert cellulose from wood into sugar. This sugar serves as food for both workers and other termites.

Wood can be treated in such a way that termites will not touch it. One way is to impregnate the wood with creosote under pressure so that the creosote reaches the middle. When building a house, you should pay attention to the fact that the untreated tree is at a height of at least 60 centimeters from the ground. Although most termites need moist soil to live, there are termites in the south that live in dry wood and do not need such soil.

Author: Likum A.

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Do I need to retrain the left-hander?

If you are left-handed or know any of them, you have noticed that left-handed people have to adjust to life in this world, since we live in a right-handed world. 96 percent of people are right-handed, and naturally everything from doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, cars, musical instruments, and cars to little things like the buttons on our clothes are designed for right-handed people. However, most left-handed people seem to get on pretty well. And of course, there are examples of left-handers who have achieved a lot in life.

For example, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, two of the world's greatest geniuses, were left-handed. While some parents get upset if their kids are left-handed, most medical authorities think it's wiser not to fix anything. The best development of the left hand is not a human defect, so the child should not be scolded or punished, and no effort should be made to try to turn him into a right-handed one. This is the opinion of the authorities.

So what makes most people right-handed? For a long time, we were thought to be right-handed because of things like training, tradition, and as a result, most people are right-handed. Therefore, it was believed that something was wrong with the left-hander, because they could not do things the way others do. Today it is believed that most people are right-handed, because the brain of most people functions in a certain direction. One half of the brain dominates the other half. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the functions of the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere of the brain controls the functions of the left side of the body. And in most people, the left hemisphere of the brain dominates, so the right half of their body is more skilled and better developed.

Our right hand works better than our left hand. Left-handers have the brain developed in the opposite direction. The right hemisphere of the brain is dominant, so the left half of the body works better. She works just as well, just as skillfully. It is pure coincidence that they are left-handed. And don't make a problem out of it!

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