Are you referring to the black volcanic glass fleck in the picture you just posted, or do you want a chemical composition of a termite mound? If you are talking about the chemical compostion of termite mounds, I guess that would depend on what they eat. Mounds are typically made of the surrounding mineralogy, and termite excretions, whatever that might be.<br /><br /><font color="orange">The nutrition of termites is definitely improved by their feeding on suitable fungi and slightly decayed wood, probably as a result of an increase of nitrogen from the fungi. <br /><br />While this tendency of termites to feed on fungus-infested wood is based on environmental conditions and instinctive preferences, some highly developed termite species actually cultivate fungi in their nests. It has long been observed that holes in the interior of the large mounds of Macrotermitidae in Africa and Asia are filled with so-called fungus gardens. On a substratum of semi-digested wood and other plant material, an association of various species of fungi grows. These "gardens" have a characteristic shape (Figure 9). Young larvae live in the cultures and feed on them. At the same time, the fungus cultures contribute to conditioning the climate within the nests. <font color="white">Termite biosphere?</font><br /><br />Termites also attack material other than wood, such as paper (Figure 10) and textiles, the cellulose of which is digestible, and plastics (Figure 11), rubber and other soft materials such as coatings, which are indigestible. The susceptibility of these materials to termite attack depends on their hardness and chemical composition. Frequently they are objects of mere gnawing activity. When a large number of termites concentrate their attack on the same spot they may damage many materials in their way. The loss of indigestible materials is normally not very substantial, but the consequences may be expensive or even disastrous. For instance, large quantities of goods may spoil b</font>
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