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Sites such as AntsCanada or specialized forums like Formiculture occasionally have listings or community members who trade "dealates"—future queens that have recently shed their wings after a nuptial flight.
Museums and universities purchase colonies to demonstrate eusociality—the highest level of social organization in the animal kingdom.
For the advanced insect keeper, maintaining a termite colony is a test of humidity and temperature control, as termites are far more sensitive to environmental changes than ants. Legal and Ethical Guardrails