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Not to be confused with [[Stuff Blowing Up|Thermite]], although handling either of them without care can lead to painful consequences.
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* [[Badass Army]]: Termite soldiers have extra-large heads for the ''sole'' purpose of blocking off passageways. They will fight off [[Redshirt Army|tons]] of ant attackers before falling, at which point another soldier will take their place.
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: Termite mounds can grow up to thirty feet tall.
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** Although wasps [[Sequel Displacement|actually came before the latter]].
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: If a breach is created in the termite mound, a phalanx of soldiers will rush out to hold off the attackers, while the workers repair the mound--locking the soldiers out and sealing their fate.
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* [[Hive Mind]]: Averted. Termites *do* serve a hive, but do not share a single mind.
* [[Hive Queen]]: Played with. Yes, there is a queen. No, she isn't a leader.
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