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  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    You sent me down a rabbit hole about Termites and now I'm reading about Autothysis wherein certain species of Termite will rupture glands to produce a sticky substance to block tunnels when the colony is attacked.

    • Obrus [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Termites are rad. I mean us humans dislike them since they sometimes mistakenly eat our houses, but they have developed a lot of cool and surprisingly intricate survival strategies.

      • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        They totally are. I was just reading about how certain species have soldier termites that don't have mandibles they just spit toxic goo at enemies and rely on worker termites to feed them. Fascinating!