Termites, found on every continent except Antarctica, are often referred to as "silent destroyers." These small, social insects live in colonies and spend their lives primarily in search of ...
A queen Oecophylla smaragdina ant Didier Descouens via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 Small animals don’t usually grow very old. Since they’re always at risk of becoming another critter’s quick snack, ...
Formosan termites were first found in Brunswick County in railroad sleepers used in landscaping. Now, they are arriving via boat - and swarming.
Termite queens form an essential part of the colony by sustaining them. They lay over 30,000 eggs a day, and without them, ...
Thorne, Barbara. 1985. "Termite polygyny: the ecological dynamics of queen mutualism." In Experimental Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology: In Memoriam Karl von ...
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Most people assume only humans build cities, but there's an animal that not only builds their own—it exceeds all of humanity's biomass on Earth
Many people picture city building as something only humans do, but termites offer a surprising comparison. Scientists ...
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