February 5th 2012
Les termites font partie des insectes les plus passionnants de la jungle gabonaise. Ces végétariens, riches d’une organisation digne des fourmis, vivent dans de véritables châteaux forts qu’ils défendent au péril de leur vie. En voir plus sur : www.vodeo.tv
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February 5th 2012
Heres another song when the termites tell billy they can chew cocktail pranks but hes a bunny and he can’t have wood because its too hard for his teeth.
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February 5th 2012
A wonderful example of chimpanzee tool usage, by using multiple tools to fish for termites within their hard nests. Also illustrates the understanding that tools having different properties are useful for different applications. The termite fishing behaviour was first discovered by Jane Goodall in 1960, and was the first known example of tool making and usage outside of humans, causing archaeologist Louis Leakey to declare: “Now we must redefine tool, redefine Man, or accept chimpanzees as humans.” From the National Geographic documentary “Human Ape”. More Information: news.nationalgeographic.com channel.nationalgeographic.com
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June 3rd 2011
This high-quality video show the raid of a termite hill by an army of ants. Its a compilation, so even if this attack is fictional, all those events have been recorded without any modification(ants and termites are fighting since 200 millions years) Here is the link of the music used: www.youtube.com (musics compiled by DragonStarDT)
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February 2nd 2011
These lizards are eating termites as they hatch from a crack in a pool deck. There were 10’s of thousands that hatched over the space of about 30 minutes – at one time I counted 7 lizards though only 5 are shown here.
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August 2nd 2010
A wonderful example of chimpanzee tool usage, by taking and modifying twigs to fish for termites within their hard nests. Also illustrates that the understanding that tools having different properties are useful for different applications. This behaviour was first discovered by Jane Goodall in 1960, and was the first known example of tool making and usage outside of humans, causing archaeologist Louis Leakey to declare: “Now we must redefine tool, redefine Man, or accept chimpanzees as humans.” From the Ape segment (part 3) of the BBC documentary “Cousins”. More Information: www.janegoodall.org www.bbc.co.uk
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June 26th 2010
Termites build one of the most sophisticated homes in all animals and insects. Jeez, they have a better cooling system than i do or at least a more environment friendly one. hehe. Extra info on Termites : As eusocial insects, termites live in colonies that, at maturity, number from several hundred to several million individuals. They are a prime example of decentralised, self-organised systems using swarm intelligence and use this cooperation to exploit food sources and environments that could not be available to any single insect acting alone. A typical colony contains nymphs (semi-mature young), workers, soldiers, and reproductive individuals of both genders, sometimes containing several egg-laying queens. Termites has one of the most complex of house making techniques. It is called a Mound. In tropical savannas the mounds may be very large, with an extreme of 9 metres (30 ft) high in the case of large conical mounds constructed by some Macrotermes species in well-wooded areas in Africa. The sculptured mounds sometimes have elaborate and distinctive forms, such as those of the compass termite (Amitermes meridionalis & A. laurensis) which build tall wedge-shaped mounds with the long axis oriented approximately north-south. This orientation has been experimentally shown to help in thermoregulation. The column of hot air rising in the above ground mounds helps drive air circulation currents inside the subterranean network. The structure of these mounds can be quite complex …
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June 19th 2010
In the humid South American air after a heavy downpour, a spectacular battle between predator ants and flying termite colonies ensues. Brilliant wildlife footage from BBC natural history show ‘Wild South America’.
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April 14th 2010
Fire ants play chaos in America with their need to destroy anything technological. Watch here in this BBC clip to find out why and how.
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