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Martin Coleman The Sandkings Project

Nambia, Africa

Finding out the structure and function of termite mounds

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Added by Martin Coleman on September 7, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Ground breaking experimentation: Project Termes designs and develops largest scanner in the world

Nambia, Africa

Project TERMES conducted ground breaking experiments The TERMES project has been featured on a BBC3 documentary called "Bionic Buildings". Brent and his team designed and built the world's largest mobile scanning machine which took just two weeks. Scanning on the termite m… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on September 7, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termite Pavilion Star Attraction At "Pestival"

London, England

Ternite Pavillion Centre-piece The Termite Pavilion is a six square metre walk-in structure inspired by the inside of a Namibian termite mound, and will allow Pestival goers a unique insight into these extraordinary organic forms. The piece is in part based on the pioneeri… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on September 7, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termites Use Eavesdropping To Evade Predatory Termites

Melbourne, Australia

Drywood termites eavesdrop on their aggressive cousins to avoid contact, and keep themselves safe, finds a new study. The research team led by CSIRO entomologist Dr Theodore Evans has found the drywood termite, Cryptotermes secundus can locate the deadly Coptotermes acina… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on September 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termites listen to their food

Melbourne, Australia

Termite mealtime These termites only munch on wood if they have good vibrations Termites decide if wood is safe to eat by listening to it first, Australian scientists show. They say their findings, published in today's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on September 1, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Martin Coleman Termites and Climate Change

Zimbabwe, Africa

A building in Harare inspired by termites

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Added by Martin Coleman on September 1, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Top Dog

Singapore

Two-year-old Australian-born beagle Pippa poses with her trainer Caleb in Singapore in this November 2007 handout photo. Pippa is Singapore's first canine termite detection expert and is employed by a local firm that specialises in environmentally… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on August 21, 2009 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Top cat hears termites and saves owner's house

Lawrence-ville, Georgia USA

Tom 2- the cat alerts owner. Sixtty eight -year-old Betty Macaluso doesn’t wake to the sound of an alarm clock. Like many of us, she’s awakened by a hungry cat or two, who gently knead her arm when it’s time for their break… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on August 21, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman New Discovery Of Parasitic Fly That Kills Termites

Penang, Malaysia 23-7-09

"Misortermes mindeni"- parasitic to termites and new species dicovery

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Added by Martin Coleman on July 23, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termite Symbiots

USA

Symbiots are protists which live in the gut of termites and without which the termite would starve to death. Termites can't digest cellulose and so are dependent upon the organisms in their intestines to digest wood particles and transform them into sugars and starches which the termites… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 22, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Toilets & Termites: A Constructive Partnership

Mozambique

Typically associated with destruction, BYU mechanical engineering capstone project finds termites can ingeniously be helpful construction allies. The challenge given to this team of Brigham Young University engineering students seemed like… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman 'It takes guts!' says Nobel laureate

Warwick, USA

Steven Chu, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nobel Lauriate tipped to be the next Energy Chief for the Obama Administration believes termite guts could save our planet. The way termite guts process food could teach scientists how to produc… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 9, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Tasty Treat

Africa

Termites are a popular protein source in Africa, where they can grow to three-inches (seventy-five millimetres) in size. They are eaten raw and have a high amount of calories considering their size.… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 8, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termites studied in quest for green fuels

California, USA

Researchers have scooped soil near a reservoir in Massachusetts, visited a Russian volcano, and scoured the bottom of the sea looking for microbes that hold the key to new biofuels. Now, they are investigating termites more deeply. The otherwise dreaded insect is… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 8, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Canadian perspective:The termite's role as exploration driller

West Mali, Africa

Merrex President and CEO Greg Isenor stands beside a termite mound in West Mali Termites, those destructive creatures feared by homeowners, can play an important role in mineral exploration. By disturbing the local ground and piling the excavated material into mounds, these a… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on July 1, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Sexual Reproduction: Birds Do It, Bees Do It; Termites Don't, Necessarily

USA and Japan

March 29 2009 Scientists have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite "primary queens" to reproduce both sexually and asexually during their lifetimes. Scientists at North Carolina State University and three universities… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on June 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Sweet way to kill a termite

Massachusetts, USA

Termites and D-delta-gluconolactone D-delta-gluconolactone blocks a termite immune response. Researchers in the US have come up with a cheap, environmentally friendly way to kill termites and other pests. The method invo… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on June 22, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

Martin Coleman A new non-toxic method for fighting termites

Washington DC, USA Termites are social insects that feed on material containing cellulose, including wood. By one estimate, termites cause $30 billion a year in damage to structures worldwide, plus more spent on pesticides to get rid of them. Now, American resea… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on June 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 6 Comments

Martin Coleman Beasts

Canberra, Australia

An electron microscope can magnify its subject by up to 200,000 times. Ordinary microscopes rely on light and are restricted to 1000 times magnification due to the nature of light waves. But they do show colour, while electron microscopes, in… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on June 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Martin Coleman Termite devastated widow gets new home

GEORGA, USA After termites riddled her home, an Army veteran's service has paid off for his widow long after his death. 75 year-old Bobbie Mize received a home transformation from Rebuilding Together Warner Robins. Rebuilding Together Warner Robins and Sears chose Mize… Continue

Added by Martin Coleman on June 18, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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Termites Eat Vital Legal Documents

 Friday, 30 May 2008 18:27 UK
 BBC
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Created by Martin Coleman Jun 14, 2008 at 2:13pm. Last updated by Martin Coleman Jun. 14, 2008.

Termites play congas

Termites Play Congas

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Created by Martin Coleman Jun 6, 2008 at 9:45am. Last updated by Martin Coleman Jun. 5, 2008.

Malaysian School in danger of callapse

2008/05/27

Driven out by termites in school

By : S. Arulldas
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Created by Martin Coleman May 31, 2008 at 3:54pm. Last updated by Martin Coleman May. 31, 2008.

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