Hive Mentality

Hive mentality [minor] by Iczer

"We are..I mean..There are termites in the walls and ceiling"

The character has a primitive insect brain structure that allows him to 'feel' the energy patterns found in insect life forms.
He can sense Insect (and arachnid) presences within 100 feet, sensing both type and number. When within 30 feet of an individual or a colony, he can open a type of empathic communication. This communication is rudimentary at best, insects are simple creatures after all. He has no ability to command, but will be believed. Thus he could send a warning for ants to abandon a hive, or to get ready for an incursion. He can also receive information from local insect life, but there is little information of any merit. Cockroaches may be able to tell you how often they visit a nearby kitchen, or ants may be able to inform a character of an impending earthquake. They cannot describe faces or objects with any great ability.
The character is also immune to the deprivations of insects. He is never bitten, nor attacked, and his presence does not disturb them. If insect venom were to be somehow introduced into his system, it does no damage. If faced with a sentient insect (alien or mutant) the character has the ability to communicate empathically with them.