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Termite

termite

Origin: F. See Termes.

(Science: zoology) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to termes and allied genera; called also white ant.

They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are noted for their destructive habits, their large nests, their remarkable social instincts, and their division of labour among the polymorphic individuals of several kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called soldiers.


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Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... answer to these questions from the perspective of macro-devolution ! You know, as different from each other different "experts" in the termite hill? And termites - it's obviously - a relic of the paleo-civilization. Cells in multi-cellular organism - and it's so clear. Too - an obvious ...

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by LeoPol
Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:54 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
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cellulose digestion

Do not worry, people are working on it. And studying bacteria from the termite gut too. However there is a difference between having a bacteria that can digest cellulose and having an economically viable industrial process to digest cellulose.

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by canalon
Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:25 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: cellulose digestion
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The Fiber Disease

and Mr. Kern, I do not think you are still here, but that post I made today (back two pages) on the termite..... well,here is some news on that..... Thermo Trilogy Corporation has received a federal registration for PFR-97 20WDG (Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97) ...

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by London
Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:30 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... picked up today. It is talking about the USDA and a lady named Maureen Wright, whom developed some bio-control compounds to kill off the formosian termite down south here-particularly, New Orleans, where I had just flewn in from 5 days before I fell ill with the only eye infections I had my entire ...

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by London
Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:31 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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killing bacteria

Like how pesticide will kill termite, but when you cut open their belly, microorganism that digest cellulose still alive inside.

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by damien james
Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:15 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: killing bacteria
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