And don't forget that they tend to eat dead wood and dead plant life. For their defecation can also help to spread out nutrition and speed up the decomposition process.
@@biointeractive Thank you for the response. Prices is not an issue with me, am from the horn of Africa. And these termites literally chew people's houses Hahaha..
Some termites use plant material for growing a fungus, as their species doesn't have the necessary bacteria to break down cellulose.
And don't forget that they tend to eat dead wood and dead plant life. For their defecation can also help to spread out nutrition and speed up the decomposition process.
Thank you, Dr. Tarnita!
Wonderful and concise explanation! Thank you
Plz make a video on termites role in ecosystem functioning 👍
Some positive news from you
As everyone hates termites …
I love how she talk.
How come they rotated themselves extremely fast. Most animals cant do do that
because its a diagram for an example...
In INDIA still may people think this nest is built by cobra snake...
Amazing..
Glad you think so!
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I never thought of termites this way, would you know how to transport them??
Like how to start a colony?
Amazing video..
This is a little pricey but we got this when we did these lectures: www.etsy.com/listing/660648448/termitat-a-museum-grade-desktop-habitat
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Thank you for the response.
Prices is not an issue with me, am from the horn of Africa.
And these termites literally chew people's houses Hahaha..
This is why I keep big rocks around my plants. Because the ants live under them and dig tunnels and are natural pesticide.
Where is the Queen
The one the never moved
awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
She sound really swedish
:)
Sounds like termite propaganda