by chris poehlmann | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
With a tongue longer than its body, walking on two feet, and covered with scales, the Pangolins might be even more amazing fans of termites than Termitat owners! Check out this short video on this now endangered species that has evolved for 80 million years to...
by chris poehlmann | May 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Both termites and koalas have pretty interesting digestive systems. Termites go for wood and koalas exclusively eat eucalyptus leaves. Both must pass on the unique gut organisms to their offspring that allow them to digest these tough food choices. Explore the world...
by chris poehlmann | Mar 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
CreditCreditG. Sosio/De Agostini, via Getty Images “We think humans are the best designers, but this is not really true,” said Kamaljit Singh, an engineer at Imperial College London and an author on the study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances. “We can...
by chris poehlmann | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
A long lost giant bee species has been rediscovered that uses termite nests in trees. Check out this great story in the insect world. My sources at www.termitat.com have told me that the termites are lawyering up. see:...
by chris poehlmann | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Exciting new science points to the role termites play in tropical forest survival. An interesting study was just completed by a group from the University of Liverpool using 4000 rolls of toilet paper, or as the Brits call them, “loo rolls”! The drier...
