Revisiting stigmergy in light of multi-functional, biogenic, termite structures as communication channel. [PDF]
Comput Struct Biotechnol J, 2020 Termite mounds are fascinating because of their intriguing composition of numerous geometric shapes and materials. However, little is known about these structures, or of their functionalities.
Oberst S +5 more
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Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites. [PDF]
Nat CommunThe higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, the most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic higher taxa.
Hellemans S +45 more
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Roisinitermes ebogoensis gen. & sp. n., an outstanding drywood termite with snapping soldiers from Cameroon (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Termites have developed a wide array of defensive mechanisms. One of them is the mandibulate soldier caste that crushes or pierces their enemies. However, in several lineages of Termitinae, soldiers have long and slender mandibles that cannot bite but ...
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn +4 more
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Diffuse termitinae nests shed light on the affinities of Laetolichnus kwekai (Krausichnidae) [PDF]
PALAIOS, 2021 The insect trace fossil Laetolichnus kwekai, which is composed of a small chamber extending to slender cylinders at each end, was tentatively included in the ichnofamily Krausichnidae as termite nests.
Cantil, Liliana Fernanda +6 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review. [PDF]
Insect SciThis review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Dejean A +5 more
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Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010 Beetle larvae that inhabit termite nests present modifications that allow them to cohabitate with the termites. Some are physogastric and bear special glands and different setae all over their bodies, whereas others are not physogastric.
Cleide Costa, Sergio Antonio Vanin
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 A new species of Pericapritermes, P. travancorensis sp. nov. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae), is described from Kerala, India, based on the characters of the king, queen, imago, soldiers, and workers.
Jobin Mathew, Chinnu Ipe
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Determinants of Termite Assemblages’ Characteristics within Natural Habitats of a Sudano-Guinean Savanna (Comoe National Park, Côte d’Ivoire) [PDF]
Insects, 2018 Termites are one of the major components of tropical ecosystems. However, the ecological and biological variables determining the structure of their communities within natural habitats are less documented in general and especially in the Comoe National ...
N’golo Abdoulaye Koné +3 more
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Termite (Isoptera) Diversity in a Gallery Forests Relict in the Colombian Eastern Plains [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2017 Termites are a key group for the dynamics of gallery forests in the Colombian Orinoco region, but have been little studied. Richness and relative abundance of termites found in protected gallery forest fragments within commercial forest plantations were ...
Olga Patricia Pinzon Florian +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2018 Constrictotermes sp. nests are frequently inhabited by colonies of Inquilinitermes microcerus. In this association, I. microcerus colonies usually establish their colonies spatially isolated from Constrictotermes colonies.
Joseane Santos Cruz +5 more
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