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Tag: Termite mounds
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Nation & World
Termites shape and are shaped by their mounds
Researchers investigate how centimeter-sized termites, without architects, engineers or foremen, can build complex, long-standing, meter-sized structures all over the world.
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Nation & World
Termites as architects
The air exchange system inside termite mounds provides a natural example of how to harness intermittent winds.
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Nation & World
In praise of unwanted termites
The star of Africa’s savanna ecosystems may be the lowly insect. Its regularly spaced mounds prove a key to maintaining ecological function in the area.
