Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Reticulitermes speratus
open-in-new
<p><i>Reticulitermes speratus</i>, the Japanese termite, is a species of subterranean <a href="/facts/Termite/KRFbDumW">termite</a> found in Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. It <a href="/facts/Xylophagy/fejgwLrv">eats decayed wood</a>. It is adapted to withstand the cold temperatures of the <a href="/facts/Temperate_regions/6WPypCzC">temperate regions</a> it inhabits. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Mitochondrial_genome/goC0ex0X">mitochondrial genome</a> of the subspecies <i>Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis</i> has been determined. </p>