"Each termite produces, on average, about half a microgram of methane per day, a seemingly insignificant amount. However, when this is multiplied up by the world population of termites, global methane emission from this source is estimated to be about 20 million tonnes each year.There are more than 2000 different species of termites and the amounts of methane produced varies considerably between species, with some producing no methane at all. Methane is produced in termite guts, by symbiotic bacteria and protozoa, during food digestion."
http://www.ghgonline.org/methanetermite.htm
I wonder if science has ever thought about developing an industrial sized "termitic digestor" to produce methane?
The digestor could be fed all types of waste wood including paper and cardboard.
The captured methane could then be processed to produce hydrogen and synthetic graphite.
I know how hungry the little buggers are, they nearly ate my last house.
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