How a termite's mound filters methane—and what it means for greenhouse gases
Cows do it, sheep do it, even digesting deer do it.
Cows do it, sheep do it, even digesting deer do it.
Environment
Nov 27, 2018
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Researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 19 have found that a vast array of regularly spaced, still-inhabited termite mounds in northeastern Brazil—covering an area the size of Great Britain—are up to about ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2018
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Populations of the termite species Glyptotermes nakajimai can form successful, reproducing colonies in absence of males, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Biology.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2018
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When termites go to war, the oldest soldiers fight on the front lines, being closer to death anyway, a study revealed on Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2018
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Termites have achieved ecological dominance and now some of the ingredients for their success have been determined to lie in their unique gut microbiome 'factories' - which enable the creatures to eat wood, soil and other ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2018
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Termites are "social cockroaches." They evolved from ancestral solitary cockroaches some 150 million years ago, at least 50 million years before bees, ants and wasps evolved similar intricate societies independently of termites. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2018
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Termites may be "pretty" in the eyes of a scientist, but don't let good looks fool you: The prettier termites are more destructive than their uglier counterparts, a University of Florida researcher says.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2017
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Eusocial insects, such as ants, social wasps and bees, and termites, include some of the most ecologically ubiquitous of terrestrial animals. The nests of these insects are well protected and provide a safe, communal space ...
Archaeology
Apr 13, 2017
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Termites and ants are mortal enemies and will fight to the death if necessary. Yet armies of sightless termites carry out their work within millimetres of ant nests thanks to an incredible talent that could be of interest to ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2017
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They build among the tallest non-human structures (proportionately speaking) in the world and now it's been discovered the termites that live in Australia's remote Top End originated from overseas - rafting vast distances ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2017
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