These Termites Turn Your House into a Palace of Poop | Deep Look
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2016
- Termites cause billions of dollars in damage annually - but they need help to do it. So they carry tiny organisms around with them in their gut. Together, termites and microorganisms can turn the wood in your house into a palace of poop.
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Termites such as dampwood termites use their cardboard-like poop pellets to build up their nests, turning a human house into a termite toilet. “They build their own houses out of their own feces,” said entomologist Michael Scharf, of Purdue University, in Indiana.
And while they’re using their poop as a building material, termites are also feeding on the wood. They’re one of the few animals that can extract nutrients from wood. But it turns out that they need help to do this.
A termite’s gut is host to a couple dozen species of protists, organisms that are neither animals, nor plants, nor fungi. Scientists have found that several of them help termites break down wood.
When some protists are eliminated from the termite’s gut, the insect can’t get any nutrition out of the wood. This is a weakness that biologists hope to exploit as a way to get rid of termites using biology rather than chemicals.
Louisiana State University entomologist Chinmay Tikhe is working to genetically engineer a bacterium found in the Formosan termite’s gut so that the bacterium will destroy the gut protists. The idea would be to sneak these killer bacteria into the termite colony on some sort of bait the termites would eat and carry back with them.
“It’s like a Trojan Horse,” said Tikhe, referring to the strategy used by the Greeks to sneak their troops into the city of Troy using a wooden horse that was the city’s emblem.
The bacteria would then kill the protists that help the termite derive nutrition from wood. The termites would eventually starve.
--- How do termites eat wood?
Termites gnaw on the wood. Then they mix it with enzymes that start to break it down. But they need help turning the cellulose in wood into nutrients. They get help from hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of species of microbes that live inside their guts. One bacterium, for example, combines nitrogen from the air and calories from the wood to make protein for the termites. A termite’s gut is also host to a couple dozen species of protists. In the termite’s hindgut, protists ferment the wood into a substance called acetate, which gives the termite energy.
--- How do termites get into our houses?
Termites can crawl up into a house from the soil through specialized tubes made of dirt and saliva, or winged adults can fly in, or both. This depends on the species and caste member involved.
--- What do termites eat in our houses?
Once they’re established in our houses, termites attack and feed on sources of cellulose, a major component of wood, says entomologist Vernard Lewis, of the University of California, Berkeley. This could include anything from structural wood and paneling, to furniture and cotton clothing. Termites also will eat dead or living trees, depending on the species.
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1:38 "when it's nice and relaxed"
*termite proceeds to defecate while twitching uncontrollably* （‘-‘ ）
i sure do like to defecate and twich uncontrollably when im nice and relaxed
pizza time omg
pizza time
Pfff
I know it's just horrid our scientist are cruel evil twisted people! Animal cruelty is just terrible!! :(:(
Jessica Rabbit dude without scientist, we wouldn't have advance this far.....
This videos gave me inspiration, I can build house with my poop.
what a shitty idea
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ziqiao jin That's stupid
LagiNaLangAko23 But it would be unstable, full of germs and flies, and it would smell like shit.
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The quality on this is always so awesome! I love these videos. Thanks for posting!
You are welcome, Teresa! What should we film next?
you guys explain things with amazing photography and astounding explanation.
and also very entertaining! I love you guys!
can you film something about centipedes or rare bugs? pls
We have been interested in doing an episode on centipedes or millipedes.
+Deep Look yes.
"Surrounded by food but starving to death" Oh man, that's even better than straight up poisoning them! :D
Elder Eggplant lol it's like being stuck on an island with salt water all around you, but no fire to boil that water and make it safe to drink. or like being homeless and finding a cave in the middle of winter, but knowing there is a pack of wolves in there.
Jordan Dossou how would a homeless man find a cave with wolves in it? It would most likely be a abandoned Blockbuster Video with wild dogs in it
Goku Supersaiyan wolves = food.
If I'm homeless human i am superior being, and I kill or scare away the wolves.
Not Pulverman If you have the means to kill one wolf, you're not homeless, you are a mugger.
@@ausgamer529 well he said that theres a winter so if its really cold then the wolfs will probably qseek shelter in that cave
we could be just like those microbes living inside some giant....
I want what this guy is smoking.
Deep Ichini, deep. Also quite possible.
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I don't think that's true unless the giant we would inhabit can handle some very dangerous and unhealthy things. I think the only thing that we would be hopeless against is the universe being so large that even our planet looks smaller then a cell.
is that references from Attack on Titan Anime? :V
There are two interesting things I once learned about termites:
-Despite being eusocial insects, there are in an entirely different order than Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, and ants. This means eusociality evolved at least twice.
-The architecture of some termite colonies have been a notable source of inspiration for office building designs that would minimize energy used to power A/C, by instead reverse-engineering the termite colonies which have natural ventilation built into their designs. It's a bit like how those Side-Blotched Lizards have been playing rock-paper-scissors before humanity even existed.
Lamo. Excellent.
"that's like turning a potato into a steak"
Americans: heavy breathing
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I don’t get it
@@myrinsk we like steak and potatoes
Peter Newson not me lol
or, you know build your houses out of stone ...
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Termites: no u
Not in California, AKA earthquake country.
My house is pure block and concrete we have termites
Travis Jordan when was California a country?
Me: **lives**
Termites: *Its a free real estate*
Lol
How does this Chanel only have 180,000 subs, it should have one million
Thank You , Adam. Spread the word!
Subbed :)
It has nearly 500,000 now
I agree
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Hi, I am here about the Palace of Poop.
"When the termite is nice and relaxed, it poops itself." Something we can all relate to!
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Always amazed by these videos.
Your Lord and Savior I'm surprised Jesus can be amazed
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same
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Oh man that's just cruel.
Poison kills them sure, but let them starve to death?
I feel bad for the little pests.
Paul Staker if you make them starve, they'll want to keep eating nore
Amadeuseric Not necessarily, the wood would be eaten but not digested
Bt-Toxins make them barf and crap themselves to death.
Bio-control agents such as Trichogramma-wasps lay their eggs inside their hosts (aphids, white-fly) which causes the host to be eaten alive, from the inside.
Nature is cruel. So are we.
Well, nature is cruel, and we came from nature, so I guess that's why were cruel o3o
Poison can be just as bad. Also in the insect world it's common for bugs to eat each other alive, when they hunt. Starving is a much better death than that.
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Another incredible video!
A perfect combination explaining the multiple levels of interaction and symbiosis of gut multitudes and termites (and the music effects were simply brilliant). :D
Thank you, Inés! Our composer Seth Samuel cracked us up with the sound cues in the score.
The sound when the termite poops feels like something I cant explain you know
when watching these vids David Attenborough always comes to mind, the quality is just that good... keep up the good work
High praise! Sir David is without peer, so to speak.
Gotta give credit where its due, he is the best in the business and considering what you pack into just a few minutes these vids are right up there
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This channel is underrated af. Awesome work deep look!
This is the most underrated YT channel. Y'all deserve 5+million subscribers. Anyone know any other channels that look at the micro fauna and microscopic world?
but what if the scientists accidentally wipe out the whole species?
Rocket Man don't need them
We don't need you, they are one part of the ecosystem. If you stop exist, nobody would notice, but if they stop existing, there could be some consequences.
maybe they only use it for house infested
we, you mean, you. neither do i. you can have all the mosquitoes in the world. then tell that to me when you ... wait you probably can't.
I don't think doing that simply by feeding them deadly gut microbes will be enough to do that. It might kill off a colony in someone's house, but they'll all die before they can spread it to wild populations. Like natural selection, but with gut microbes instead of genes.
That's so incredible! Great job with these videos.
As always, great stuff! Getting closer to 200k subs. Nice!
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The cartoonish sound effects for the pooping is hilarious.
You guys deserve way more subs.
unbelievable cinematography as always :)
So cool! Thanks for the DEEP LOOK haha.
good thing we dont have those in Russia
We do
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good thing i've never met them
Viktor Nikolayev u guys don't have termites in russia?
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we dont have them in urban territories (which are the most populated ones) at least
love your channel! Would love to see some on brine shrimp :) they're really fun to look at imo.
"Microbes against their hosts" Will this work for pesky mosquitos?
I love how you explain it so that we understand
Always excited for a new upload!!
They get surrounded by food , but starving.
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Another wonderful and smooth video from you guys!
Thanks, DeepLookSubscriber728!
this info blew my mind away.. thanks. awesome video.
I'm very excited about your videos. Thank for posting. Wait for seeing the next.
That's too much deep in the poop!! lol
damn this was fascinating!
like always amazing video! loved it and informative ¶•¶
A beautiful video. Anything to do with symbiosis and mutualism is very interesting...
these are really great
I'm very much interested that how deep look zoom their life and makes as if they are same size of us🥰🥰😎 love you and your work 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
I watched the video about death fungus, and I’m hooked to Deep Look’s videos now..
Did I subscribe because of, without any doubt, excellent videos? I just adore narrator's voice))
You should upload faster, this is very good education.
Thanks, Fuad! Maybe as we grow, we can add more videos but right now these take many weeks to make. :-).
hey um deep look
i dont know if you will see this comment but i was wondering of you guys would do a video on platypuses or platypi, see what wonders they hide within them.
+lyrical leopard I've never looked inside one, but now I am intrigued. They are pretty amazing.
This channel needs lot more subs
literally got a lump of termites on my door
please more about termites.. especially about its Queen..
It's true we did not feature the queen - good suggestion.
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i am amazed by how shiny the are! Thanks for the video, guys!
Looks amazing yet it's scary.
I want to know if the sounds are real?
Hi Jetzy Franco. I produced this video. For the sound ,we used recordings we previously made of dermestid beetles eating. They're quite noisy. We also used some sounds that we created ourselves. Thank you for watching!
I need more good videos, can you guys make a video a day please?
Noah Luna Afraid thats not possible my man.
This channel emphasises on quality over quantity.
By uploading every single day,the quality has to be trimmed down by a lot to accomodate the budget.
Someone didn't get the complement joke.
Truly amazing!
I like it, there's a bit of poetry to it. Them being surrounded by food and starving to death, makes me feel almost sorry that they won't understand the irony.
I love your vids even though i'm nine
Thank you for watching! Any ideas for us to film?
Deep Look The most unseen animals! :D
Wj Jandoc same but I'm 8
Wj Jandoc same, but I'm an unborn embryo
Deep Look How mangrove trees survive in saltwater environments
That would be so cruel.
We already poison them, just less toxic this way. Insects without food die the same way your phone dies when outta battery, they just *bloop* and dead.
i love this channel it has given me so much information
Did that Biologist really just make that Termite poop? Nice! Score another Win for Science.
"Leaving them surrounded by food... but starving."
3:09 Make them surrounded by food but starving.
Aw man I feel so bad.
What a bad way to go if u where starving and someone gives you food but u eat it and u can’t digest it pretty bad
I am down for anything that turns my home into a palace
Idk if it's weird but when I discovered this channel like 4 days ago now I can't sleep without watching one of your vid..
Humans are so mean keeping someone surrounded by their favourite stuff but not letting them enjoy that just because it causes inconvenience us.
Mutch Louis humans are so mean to kill animals and eat them while we can eat plants
humans are so mean to kill plants and eat them while we can eat animals LOL
Guys chill i am just amazed by the techniques that we use and being a veg or non-veg is just a subjective preference or choice so can't really comment on that ! :)
Mutch Louis you are just a vegan
Mutch Louis Not exactly different from animals.
They don't just inconvenience us, termites cause billions in damages, BILLIONS. How many pests can say the same? They destroy housing, any sort of wooden structure they can get their mandibles on.
We aren't killing them because they're annoying, we kill them because they cause serious, legitimate damage.
3:09 well that got dark
just imagine humans building with their poop
In the end humans are most fearsome.
Also,I just love your smooth zooming in
why cant we use this to allow ppl digest ,for example,wood or plastic?instead of killing the termites
coz plastic and wood don't taste as good as steak
You'd need also need a digestive track with a multi cambered stomach or at the very least a large cecum.
Patchuchan thats what i though,still,if those stupid scientists start researching it and create an artificial organ maybe we coul
Woot Neorage-X I have very little doubt that all of those microbes would die inside a human's intestinal tract. Humans aren't termites, so there is no reason to believe that something that lives in termites can live in us.
Palapa69 Backup I was wondering this too for some reason, I don't inherently feel drawn to eat wood
The part they were narrating termites poop when they are "relaxed", the termite demonstrating it look like he just bursted one on camera 😂
4K??????????? Amazing! :)
you're videos are so cool! I just wish you would upload more often (TT)
I'm obsessed with this channel. But how come it only have thousands of subscribers? Oh come on people ?! let's spread the word and make this the best channel on RUclips. We need something like this nowadays.Can you also work on mole crickets please? These insects are multi-talented. They can dig holes, they can fly and they can even swim ! They deserve a video like this one.
Great suggestion - thank you!
Wow that was so amazing and really interesting
YAY!!
MORE DEEP LOOK!
this is the only video i see that microscopic creatures move..
I remember I used to be obsessed with termites
“It’s like turning a potato into a steak”
Bruh is that possible ?
I really like how +deeplook is interactive with the people who comment. Also that they make videos with insects less disgusting and more interesting.
Termites
A.K.A Terminators of pleasant smells
well made video as usual
Great video! Just like you do your a very great animal expert
Very nice zoom transitions.
The next time I see a termite in our attic, I will think of how amazing they are before I squish em.
People: What have you done!!!
Termites: I made you a palace... that is made of POOP!
the forest termites' heads look like chocolate kisses
I really like that deep look inside the question that I and maybe most of the viewers was thinking about 🤔.
How do termites get their gut bacteria?
It also means that each baby termite will have to get the gut bacteria from either their fellow termite worker or the queen. So this is really interesting because without the mother feeding them that bacteria the termite would not have a future.
Best channel ever ❤️
Love your show, make more video please
Cool video, I have recorded them building emergency walls here in Australia, using their poop...
Loved the microscope shots, how do you guys achieve such quality ?
Im subscribed to about 30-35 channels. This one and Matt Dillahunty are the ONLY ones I hit the bell for.