Abstract
AbstractSeven termite mounds built by three Macrotermes species (M. michaelseni, M. subhyalinus, and M. herus) at five different sites were studied micropedologically. Construction units and void patterns were considered as integral parts of mound construction covering specific termite habitats in different eco‐climatic regions of Kenya. Regardless of the species of termites, it was found that the micro construction units recognized in the undisturbed samples taken from different parts of the nests were entirely dependent on the nature of the material form which the mounds were built. Building behavior of different termite species in the same environment appears to be very similar. Different construction units were found to occur in different parts of a mound. The fabric and micromorphological features established in this study consist of pellets, compound pellets, lenticular fabric, mesh fabric, lamellar fabric, organic laminae, cross‐hatched arrangement of ground mass, and mammillated metavughs. The fabrics of the studied mounds were made from transported and repacked soil particles with addition of insect saliva and/or excreta.
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