Although termites exhibited no clear preference for any one wood species, it was surprising that the different decomposition dynamics across the wood species did not translate to wood species dependent effects on the soil properties. Admittedly, our experiment was not designed as a true choice experiment and it is possible that termites moved between wood blocks potentially removing wood-species dependent, as well as “away from wood”, effects on the soils. If the different wood decomposition dynamics are indicative of termite preferences and are transmitted to soils, then there is the potential that under field conditions termite “choice” could be an important arbiter of termite effects on soils. Under such conditions, the relative and absolute abundance of different wood species might then regulate termite effects on soils.