Termite mounds are fascinating because of their intriguing composition of numerous
geometric shapes and materials. However, little is known about these structures, or of their …

Historic approaches to understanding biological responses to climate change have viewed
climate as something external that happens to organisms. Organisms, however, at least …

Animal collective behaviors give rise to various spatial patterns, such as the nests of social
insects. These structures are built by individuals following a simple set of rules, slightly …

Termites in the genus Macrotermes construct large-scale soil mounds above their nests. The
classic explanation for how termites coordinate their labour to build the mound, based on a …

Termites inhabit complex underground mounds of intricate stigmergic labyrinthine designs
with multiple functions as nursery, food storage and refuge, while maintaining a homeostatic …

Termites build complex nests which are an impressive example of self-organization. We
know that the coordinated actions involved in the construction of these nests by multiple …

Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, usually transport clay
materials into tree hollows and bait stations. Our previous research showed that C …

1. Nest mounds are an integral part of many subterranean insect species, and they aid in
thermoregulation, gaseous exchange, and flood prevention. Ants living in subterranean …

The edible mushroom Termitomyces is an agaric‐type basidiomycete fungus that has a
symbiotic relationship with fungus‐growing termites. An understanding of the detailed …