Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old
Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old
www.livescience.com Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old
The world's oldest termite mounds have been collecting carbon from the atmosphere for thousands of years.
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If we kill them, do all the other termites turn back into normal ants?
12 1 ReplyThe common ancestor of termites and ants is a lot more distant than you think.
Termites evolved from cockroaches and ants evolved from wasps.
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On the other hand, the answer is that the other termites all turn into crabs.
16 1 ReplyAh, queen and drone being able to fly is a leftover from wasps?
And yeah, the end of all arthropoda is always crabs.
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No, they just all die
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