Creature:Huge headed termite

The Huge headed termite (also called the huge head termite) is a termite in the genus macrotermes which includes the largest termie on earth macrotermes bellicosus (the combat termite) and several others. It is rather friendly but if attacked it will sometimes counterattack and even destroy enemy nests. It is unique among termites in many ways such as:

While all termites on earth live in colonies the combat termites often live in groups dwelling in nests rather then mounds.

In termite colonies all the members save the queen, king, secondary reproductives, and alates (AKA swarmers), however in Huge head colonies all members can reproduce and the queen simply lays many more eggs then the rest.

While earth termites ALWAYS send work forces to gather food and bring it back huge headed termites often forage solitary (Though they do still occasionally send huge workforces).

Also if huge head colonies grow big enough they become sapient (capable of using tools) and eventually become civilizations.

As for huge head culture and customs it's a very peculiar thing; when colonies become big enough (have a queen, sapience, reasonably high tech levels)they send out groups of huge heads who will form their own nests. these nests will grow to about 20 individuals and eventually a queen who will amp the population up to 150+. the next step is sapience, the huge heads will learn how to use tools instruments and weapons, and later even vehicles and spaceships! (both usually modeled after themselves)

Food/gathering

When food is needed huge heads don't go after wood or dead plant matter like most termite do, instead the eat fruit and eventually cultivate mushroom gardens. When gathering a single member or group goes out and finds fruit they eat some to keep up their health, and if the heard/colony is low on food they will bring back a sample and take a gathering force to the food.

Social aspect

The Huge heads are often seeking friends, they often engage in "singing" to eachother to gain one anothers' attention and bring fellow huge heads to food sources, enemy nests etc. the singing is similer to that givin off by other insects like the baboonspider but more high pitched and going by more quickly.

Defense/Preventative measures

Huge headed termites are preyed upon by many creatures (such as skrydor, tarnik, baboonspider and black ant) so they must watch their property through various methods. They often send patrols of 3 or 4 individuals to ward off predators and assure nothing gets to the nest to begin with. when provoked the huge heads have an array of defenses, their mandibles (claw shaped spikes near the mouth) can deliver strike attacks as well as deadly charges, they also have acidic purple blast they can shoot at attackers from afar and if all else fails they can bite into their enemy. If they are threatened by a group of predators they will send raiding parties to the enemy nest and keep them under control or eventually destroy them.