mud tubes
Insect shelter passages
Mud tubes are narrow tunnels built by termites from soil, wood particles, and saliva, typically running along foundations, walls, or other surfaces.
They protect termites from predators and open air as the insects travel between their underground colonies and wood food sources.
Finding mud tubes on a structure usually indicates an active termite infestation.
- termitesWood-eating social insects
- termite colonySocial insect superorganism
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- shelterProtected place or structure
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