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Odd Termite Biology

Odd Termite Behavior





Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American

21.05.12

In different termite nests. What they might have expected to find is different fungus species in each termite species, at least if specific adaptations were required to deal with the unique chemistry of different termites. Instead, what they found, put simply, was different termite species had different termite ball species and individual nests often had more than one species of termite ball dependent upon them.

Termites are Easy –It seems as though many different fungi can trick many different termite species, using lysozyme ( Matsuura can paint the lysozyme on glass beads and the termites will care for them too ). That, along with a vague resemblance to an egg is enough. The termites are easy. It is a small wonder more species don’t trick them. They remind me of humans.

Once in the termite nest, the fungi have it made. The termites take care of them as if they were their own real eggs. They clean them (see movie here ). They move them to the best spots. They are other the best hosts in the world or the worst parents. In some nests, more of the “eggs” being cared for in the nest are termite balls than are actual eggs. Based in part on Yashiro’s new work, these fungi appear to be able to get nest to nest and even reproduce on their own outside nests, but they like the free ride they can get inside a nest. Its cheap and easy living when the world outside is rough.

Source: Scientific American (blog)

Need Ideas for Lab in Biology using Termites and Meal worms?

Apr 24, 2009 by khantheking | Posted in Biology

I have a lab in biology in which I can use either termites or meal worms and I need to measure a reaction to some stimulus (like temperature or moisture). But I can't decide what variable to use and what sort of device I need to use to measure it. PLEASE

A gradient apparatus. The last place I did this at had an one meter aluminum extruded channel, with a perspex lid. You put one end on a hot plate set at the right temperature (say 28 C) and the other on a heat-sink set into an ice bucket. Blow a steady

DrDontheTermiteGuy | Apr 27, 2009

A gradient apparatus. The last place I did this at had an one meter aluminum extruded channel, with a perspex lid. You put one end on a hot plate set at the right temperature (say 28 C) and the other on a heat-sink set into an ice bucket. Blow a steady
DrDontheTermiteGuy | Apr 27, 2009

how would killing termites improve biology?

Aug 24, 2009 by little lesaneghurl | Posted in Biology


It wouldn't. The beneficial aspects of termites (nutrient cycling, soil porosity and formation, habitat creation etc.) vastly outweigh the perceived negatives.

DrDontheTermiteGuy | Aug 26, 2009


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