Most are found in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Nevada and in southern British Columbia.

They occasionally have been carried to other parts of the country through wood shipments, but have not been able to become established in these areas due to undesirable environmental conditions.

[2] However, winged or alate females will leave on a mating flight in order to fulfill their primary role of the queen.

[8] Cannibalism is found within the termite species in order to rid the colony of dead or injured individuals that may disrupt movement.

[8] Individuals warn colony members by creating sounds through convulsive movements that move their body up and down to strike the floor and ceiling of the nest.

[2] In relation to size, mature queens are on average larger than male kings, making them easier to identify within a colony.

[2] Within the colony, other female workers do not reproduce or mate as their ovaries become inactive in the presence of pheromones produced by the queen.

[4] Zootermopsis angusticolis are known to contain many different species of symbiont microbials within their hindgut that help to digest the wood they primarily consume.