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Sometimes they are call 'white ants'. 
Though they can be destructive - they are useful.

Termites part 1

All of God's creatures are important. Though termites can be destructive - they serve a vital function in the food web by recycling the nutrients in dead wood.

Termites are sometimes called "white ants." This is because they look somewhat like an ant. They also have a social organization similar to the ant. Even though they look and act somewhat like ants they are more closely related to cockroaches. Termites are are distinguished from ants by their soft bodies and lighter color. Ants have hard bodies and are usually dark.

There are more than 2,000 species of termites. Most termites live in the tropics, but some 40 species live in the United States. A typical colony of the native US species lives underground in a damp, chamberlike nest. The colony is organized into a caste system with four different adult forms: royalty, nobility, soldiers, and workers. The royalty consists of the kings and queens, which carry on the work of reproduction. They have well-developed wings and eyes. The kings are usually smaller than the queens.The queen termite grows 100 or more times larger than her subjects and may reach a length of 4.3 inches in some species.

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Major Source:More Misinformation, Tom Burnam | Our Amazing World of Nature - Reader's Digest

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

 What would you like to hear them say?

Three buddies die in a car crash, they go to an orientation in heaven. During this orientation, they are all asked, "When you are in your casket  and friends and family are mourning upon you, what  would you like to hear them say about you?"

The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor of my time and a great family man."

The second guy says, "I would like to hear that I was a wonderful husband and school teacher who made a huge difference in our children of tomorrow."

The last guy replies, "I would like to hear them say . . . . . LOOK, HE'S MOVING ! ! ! !".

From: Kasha Linka

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Another exciting episode of........"Stupid Criminals" or "The gene pool definitely needs chlorine."

Investigating a purse snatching, Brunswick, Georgia,detectives picked up a man who fit the thief's description and drove him back to the scene. He was told to exit the car and face the victim foran I.D. The suspect dutifully eyed the victim, and blurted, "Yeah, that's the woman I robbed."

In Nashville, they tell of Fred "Junior" Williams,the burglar who fell asleep on the sofa of the homehe was robbing, only to be awakened by police.

In Thibodaux, Louisiana, a robber with a thick Cajunaccent couldn't get restaurant patrons to understandhis demand for money. Frustrated,he whipped out hisgun, but it wouldn't fire. Grabbing the cash register,he ran -- but got only three feet before falling down.The register was still plugged into the wall. Unpluggingit, he tried again, but a diner decked him and calledpolice.

In Rhode Island, cops were sure they had the right guywhen the suspect in a string of coin-machine theftspaid his $400 bail entirely in quarters.

Texas authorities, responding to a store robbery,seized a man who was fleeing naked. He said he'dstripped after the job because he figured his clothes would make him identifiable.

In Lawrence, Kansas, officers tracked a midnightthief who prided himself on his running speed byfollowing the red lights on his high-tech tennis shoes.

In Virginia, a janitor went to great lengths toavoid I.D. in a 7-Eleven robbery, using a ski maskand rental car for the occasion. But he also wore his work uniform, which said "Cedar Woods Apartments"and had his name, Dwayne, stitched across the front.

From: Kasha Linka

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The day finally arrived: Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven. He is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. The gates are closed, however, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.

Saint Peter says, "Well, Forrest, it's certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must inform you that the place is filling up fast, and we've been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The tests are fairly short, but you need to pass before you can get into Heaven."

Forrest responds, "It shore is good to be here St. Peter. I was looking forward to this. Nobody ever told me about any entrance exams. Sure hope the test ain't too hard; life was a big enough test as it was."

St. Peter goes on, "Yes, I know Forrest. But the test I have for you is only three questions. Here is the first:  What days of the week begin with the letter 'T'?   Second, how many seconds are there in a year?  Third, what is God's first name?"

Forrest goes away to think the questions over. He returns the next day and goes up to St. Peter to try to answer the exam questions.

St. Peter waves him up and asks, "Now that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers."

Forrest says, "Well, the first one, -how many days of the week begin with the letter 'T'?  Shucks, that one's easy; that'd be Today and Tomorrow!"

The saint's eyes open wide and he exclaims, "Forest!  That's not what I was thinking, but ... you do have a point though, and I guess I didn't specify, so I give you credit for that answer."

"How about the next one" says St. Peter, "how many seconds in a year?"

"Now that one's harder," says Forrest. "But, I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess the only answer can be twelve."

Astounded, St. Peter says, "Twelve! Twelve! Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?"

Forrest says, "Shucks, there gotta be twelve: January second, February second, March second....."

"Hold it," interrupts St., Peter. "I see where you're going with it. And I guess I see your point, though that wasn't quite what I had in mind, but I'll give you credit for that one too."

"Let's go on with the next and final question," says St. Peter, "Can you tell me God's first name?"

Forrest says, "Well shore, I know God's first name. Everbody probly knows it. It's Howard."

"Howard?" asks St. Peter. "What makes you think it's 'Howard'?"

Forrest answers, "It's in the prayer."

"The prayer?" asks St. Peter, "Which prayer?"

"The Lord's Prayer," responds Forrest: "Our Father, who art in heaven, Howard be thy name...."

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A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt."

His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"

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What Does That Mean???

Little Levi attended church for the first time with his buddy, Jimmy. As the pastor got up to preach, he took off his watch and laid it on the pulpit.
Levi whispered, "what does that mean?"

Jimmy replied, "unfortunately -- nothing!"

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TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

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