A termite is the only insect that can digest wood cellulose... The reason they can do this is the trichonympha live inside the termites and they are what breaks the wood down making it digestible.
The best thing to do would be to get rid of them, unless you don't mind them eating your wood and possibly making your house collapse. Call Terminix and ask them about their free initial home...
Subterranean termites live in colonies underground. The workers travel up top side to find wood cellulose to feed the colony.Termites are blind and don't know what wood to eat. They just search until...