Science News for Kids: Snapshot: Farming on a Snail's Scale
Some snails plow leaves and add fertilizer to grow a fungus for dinner. Certain types of ants, beetles, and termites live like little farmers and grow their own fungus to eat. Now, scientists have discovered a species of snail that does the same ... [... more]
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The Soul of the White Ant
the soul of the white ant: THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT. Eugene Marais was born in Pretoria in 1872.He was a published poet at 12, by 16 he had matriculated. In 1890 he took his first job, as a journalist for the newspaper Land en Volk. A year later he was [... more]
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How to Identify Subterranean Termites
Termites cause over a billion dollars in damage to homes each year, and subterranean termites are responsible for the majority of that damage. Subterranean termites live in colonies underground that can contain up to a million termites. They are ... [... more]
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