https://www.pitara.com/tags/paris-problems/Recent content in Paris Problems on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/paris-is-bugged/Wed, 05 Dec 2001 13:47:45 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/paris-is-bugged/<p>Recently Parisians have been facing quite a bit of trouble; bookshop owners live in mortal terror of their precious books disintegrating, while owners of wooden houses are constantly worrying that their homes might collapse into a pile of rubble.</p> <p>Strangely enough, the cause of all this problem is really teeny. In fact the culprit that has most of Paris, France, upset is able to squeeze through an opening as small as 1/32 of an inch! Not so terrifying after all, but then these creatures live in gigantic colonies – consisting of more than a million members and love munching on wood and paper.</p>