The all Female Termite Colonies in Japan – Silently Smashing the Patriarchy?

A recently published Japanese study found that some termite colonies of the Glyptotermes nakajimai species survive with a solely female termite population. In these Japanese female termite colonies reproduction takes place without males involved. The termite Queen clones new colony members rather than mating with a male. This is the first ever discovery of termite […]

Termite inspired Architecture

What can we learn from the animal kingdom in regards of constructing buildings? Termites build intriguing and climate controlled mounds. They need to control their environment meticulously as they are very sensitive beings that cannot survive unless it is warm and humid. The architecture of a termite mound creates a natural a/c. There are likely […]

Altruistic Termites – Exploding to Save the Colony

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Altruistic Termites When you think of altruism and the care for each other termites may not be the first to pop up in your mind.. But termites are actually very mindful of the colony and will do some wild things to protect it. The standard definition of Altruism is “a social behaviour counts as altruistic if […]

Diverse Termite use in Africa

As I came across a blog which stated that some tribes in Africa consumed termite frass (also known as faeces) I became quite curious. Was this an urban legend? Or was it actually a true termite use? Is it common to eat termites, their faecal matter or the insects themselves? Let’s have a little look […]

Drywood Termites (Featuring West Indian Termites)

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Drywood termites work in a different way to the subterranean species. WEST INDIAN DRYWOOD TERMITE For a start, drywoods extract the moisture they require directly from the timber they attack. Unlike their relatives, the cast small pellets […]