Among the approximately 2,000 known species of termites, some are ecosystem engineers. The mounds built by some genera, for example Amitermes, Macrotermes, Nasutitermes, and Odontotermes, reach up to ...
Place [Not Stated], KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Published Name Macrotermes (Bellicositermes) natalensis Haviland, 1898 See more items in Inquire Types Taxonomy ...
Usually the rule in the animal kingdom is: a lot of progeny means a short life - if you are less fertile, you live longer. However, it seems that social insects - that is, insects that live in ...
Why termite queens live exceptionally long and, at the same time, are extraordinary fertile. Usually the rule in the animal kingdom is: a lot of progeny means a short life -- if you are less fertile, ...