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+ | A '''termite''' was an [[insect]] that ate [[wood]]. They could be quite destructive, especially to houses. Species of termites have been found on several [[class M]] [[planet]]s, including [[Earth]] and [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. One specific species of termite were [[spitting termite]]s. ({{ENT|Strange New World}}) |
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| − | [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] has several species of termites native to their planet. |
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| + | In [[2287]], [[Leonard McCoy]] joked that with [[Spock]]'s [[Vulcan]] [[metabolism]], he could eat a bowl of termites and it would not bother him. ({{film|5}}) |
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+ | In the ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'' [[holoprogram]], [[Doctor]] [[Hippocrates Noah]] compared the [[Human]] race to termites: "''There comes a time when a house has been so damaged by termites that you must not only kill the termites... but demolish the house... and build again.''" ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}}) |
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Revision as of 15:33, 26 August 2012
A termite was an insect that ate wood. They could be quite destructive, especially to houses. Species of termites have been found on several class M planets, including Earth and Vulcan. One specific species of termite were spitting termites. (ENT: "Strange New World")
Loracus Prime had five thousand species of termites. Loracus Prime's termites were notable for having inspired Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development in the early 22nd century. (ENT: "Strange New World")
In 2287, Leonard McCoy joked that with Spock's Vulcan metabolism, he could eat a bowl of termites and it would not bother him. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holoprogram, Doctor Hippocrates Noah compared the Human race to termites: "There comes a time when a house has been so damaged by termites that you must not only kill the termites... but demolish the house... and build again." (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")