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Termites

WATCH: Tiny Tentacled 'Monsters' Found In Animal's Guts

Posted 04.06.2013 | Science
Read More: Video, Microbial Life, Microbes, Termites, Termite Guts, Biology, Termite Microbes, Microorganisms, Lovecraft, Cthulhu Macrofasciculumque, Cthulhu Microbes, Science News

By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 04/04/2013 02:48 PM EDT on LiveScience Scientists have discovered two new species of strange-looking micr...

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Fumigating? Four Easy Steps to Take Before You Tent

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: Pesticides, Healthy, Baby, Children, Tent, Eco, Pests, Parenting, Organic, Fumigate, Safe, Poison, Dad, Infant, Fumigation, Termites, Danger, Kids, Mom, Parents, Family, Green News
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Chances are, at least one house in your 'hood is being treated for termites right now. And despite the festive clown-and-circus themed tent, the chemicals that go into the fumigation process simply aren't funny.

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Exploding Blue Termites Spew Toxic Goo In Battle

Posted 07.27.2012 | Green
Read More: Animal Defenses, Termites, Termite Defense, Termite Poison, Blue Termites, Insects, Neocapritermes Taracua, Insect Defenses, Animals, Animal Defense, Blue Termite Poison, Exploding Blue Termites, Green News

By Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer: One species of termite sends its older workers on suicide missions armed with explosive blue "backp...

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Money-Hungry Termites Eat Millions Of Indian Rupees In Bank

AP | Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Termite, Weird India, Money, Indian Rupees, Termites, Barabanki, Bank, Bugs, India, Animals in the News, Rupees, Weird Animals, Weird News News

LUCKNOW, India -- It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees ($222,000) in currency notes st...

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Termites Can Help Predict Climate Change: New Study

usatoday.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Climate Change and Termites, Climate Change, Termites, Green News

Who knew? Termites, those pesky critters that can ravage a home, may actually help predict the ecological changes wrought by climate change, a new stu...

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