14 Alarming Connections Between Termites and Climate Change: Environmental Scientists' Growing Concerns

13. Adaptation and Evolution

Termite populations may undergo fast adaptation and possible evolutionary changes driven by climate change. Termite physiology, behavior, and colony structure have seen changes that seem to be reactions to changing environmental conditions according to scientists. Future termite populations may be more hardy and maybe more destructive depending on these modifications. Studies point to some termite species displaying evolutionary reactions to climate stress within as few as 15 to 20 generations.