African mound-building termite

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:termite
gptkbp:built	termite mounds
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:colonies	gptkb:King soldiers workers
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:African_mound-building_termite
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:plant_species gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:discoveredBy	Smeathman, 1781
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Termitidae
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Macrotermes
gptkbp:importantFor	ecosystem engineer nutrient cycling soil aeration
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan	queen can live over 10 years
gptkbp:moundFunction	ventilation temperature regulation
gptkbp:moundHeight	up to 9 meters
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableFor	large mounds
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Blattodea
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators	gptkb:meat birds humans aardvark anteater
gptkbp:reproduction	queen lays thousands of eggs per day
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Macrotermes_bellicosus
gptkbp:species	gptkb:Macrotermes_bellicosus
gptkbp:symbiosisWith	Termitomyces fungus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Macrotermes_bellicosus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	African mound-building termite