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Discover strange facts about termites: soldier-mound builders, fungus farmers, and the eusocial insects whose 9-metre cathedrals climate-control entire...

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Termites: The Architects of the Insect World
Termites

Termites: The Architects of the Insect World

Discover the remarkable world of termites, from 3,100 species and cathedral mounds reaching 9 meters tall to queens living 50 years and laying 30,000 eggs daily. Expert-written guide covering mound ventilation systems, the Eastgate Centre biomimicry story, symbiotic wood digestion, fungus-farming Ma

Jan 27, 2026 20 min read
Macrotermes Termite
Termites

Macrotermes Termite

Everything about the Macrotermes termite: colony structure, mound architecture, passive climate control, fungus farming, queen biology, and the strange facts that make Macrotermes bellicosus one of Earth's most extraordinary builders.

Jul 30, 2025 15 min read
Formosan Subterranean Termite
Termites

Formosan Subterranean Termite

Everything about the Formosan subterranean termite: biology, colony structure, carton nests, invasive spread, defence chemistry, and why Coptotermes formosanus is the most economically destructive termite on Earth.

Jun 2, 2025 13 min read
Magnetic Termite
Termites

Magnetic Termite

Everything about the magnetic termite: north-south mound alignment, solar thermoregulation, colony structure, diet, Litchfield National Park tourism, and the strange facts that make Amitermes meridionalis the living compasses of northern Australia.

Apr 4, 2025 15 min read
Eastern Subterranean Termite
Termites

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Everything about the Eastern subterranean termite: biology, colony structure, shelter tubes, swarming, gut protozoa, and why Reticulitermes flavipes causes roughly $2 billion in US damage every year.

Feb 3, 2025 16 min read