Termites produce a lot of gas as they break down the wood and other materials they've eaten. Considering the size of a termite, this may not seem like much, but the gas accumulates. In fact, this amount is so large that termites are responsible for about 20 million tonnes of methane emissions annually on a global scale. That much gas is a lot!
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