The Terrific Termite
Termites
Lignocellulose Digestion
Environmental Importance
References
Images
Images
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Image 1. Soldier and worker termites. Image from CSIRO.
Image 3. Mandible of worker termite. Apical tooth at top. Marginal teeth below. Image from Openi.
Image 2. Worker, soldier and alate. Image from CSIRO.
Image 4. Digestive system of Reticulitermes Flavipes. Image from Openi.
Image 5. Plant cell showing cell walls. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
Image 6. Worker termites chewing softwood. Image from CSIRO.
Image 7. Termite nest in tree. Image from CSIRO.
Image 8. Fungus-feeding termites, Macrotermes carbonarius. Image from Wikimedia.
Image 9. Anaerobic digester, Tel Aviv. Image from Wikimedia.
Image 10. Severe soil erosion. Image from CSIRO.
Image 11. Dry twigs covered with soil by feeding activities of encrusting termites. Image by I, Pompilid, Wikimedia.
Image 12. Termite mounds, semi-arid Australia. Image from CSIRO.
Image 13. Termite mounds, savannah, Venezuela. Image from Wikimedia.
Termites
Lignocellulose Digestion
Environmental Importance
References
Images