Traces of old termite paths, St. John, US Virgin Islands

Whether due to breaks or other perturbation, termite paths are not stationary, and will reroute their way up a tree over time. When they do, however, you can often still see traces of the old paths in scarring on the trunk, as in this case with the oldest path site on the right, the last abandoned path in the middle, and the current path on the left.