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  1. Please read and my new #YouTube #sciencecommunication #article about a #spectacular case of #mimicry in a #termitophilous #beetle and leave a like:
    youtube.com/post/UgkxEHaTFQXA_

    It's about the termitophilous beetle #Austrospirachtha #carrijoi, a kleptoparasite that strikingly mimics the morphology of a #termite.
    ©#StefanFWirth

    Please support me,it's very needed
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    Reference
    B.Zilberman and C.M.Pires-Silva (2023)
    doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.

    #Illustrations
    ©S.F.Wirth,AI assisted

  2. Please read and my new #YouTube #sciencecommunication #article about a #spectacular case of #mimicry in a #termitophilous #beetle and leave a like:
    youtube.com/post/UgkxEHaTFQXA_

    It's about the termitophilous beetle #Austrospirachtha #carrijoi, a kleptoparasite that strikingly mimics the morphology of a #termite.
    ©#StefanFWirth

    Please support me,it's very needed
    ko-fi.com/sfwirth

    Reference
    B.Zilberman and C.M.Pires-Silva (2023)
    doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.

    #Illustrations
    ©S.F.Wirth,AI assisted

  3. Termite tracks on tree branch

    These natural organic sculptures are usually hidden under bark, I luckily found these by chance when sawing up a fallen tree on the block.

    #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid
    #photography #macro #timber #termite #art #ECK
  4. Termite tracks on tree branch

    These natural organic sculptures are usually hidden under bark, I luckily found these by chance when sawing up a fallen tree on the block.

    #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid
    #photography #macro #timber #termite #art #ECK
  5. Termites make more than 200 #terpenoids, but how? This study reveals that a #termite -specific expansion of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPS) gene family has generated enzymes capable of making the queen #pheromone (3R,6E)-nerolidol & precursors of polycyclic defensive diterpenes @PLOSBiology plos.io/4ujXu9z

  6. Termites make more than 200 #terpenoids, but how? This study reveals that a #termite -specific expansion of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPS) gene family has generated enzymes capable of making the queen #pheromone (3R,6E)-nerolidol & precursors of polycyclic defensive diterpenes @PLOSBiology plos.io/4ujXu9z

  7. Getting the house termite-tented for the next three days. It’s been nearly 20 years—time.
    Add in a cat, a dog, and an autistic teenager, and the last two days of prep have felt like I’ve been to hell and back.
    Really hoping this turns out like a colonoscopy: the prep is far worse than the actual event.
    #termite #springbreak #sulfurylfluoride

  8. Getting the house termite-tented for the next three days. It’s been nearly 20 years—time.
    Add in a cat, a dog, and an autistic teenager, and the last two days of prep have felt like I’ve been to hell and back.
    Really hoping this turns out like a colonoscopy: the prep is far worse than the actual event.
    #termite #springbreak

  9. 5-Mar-2026
    Diversification of #termite diets was made possible by #genome modifications
    Study reveals that evolutionary divergence occurred before ecological divergence, enabling these #insects to feed on both wood and soil. Future discoveries may be applied to the production of #biofuels.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology #evolution

  10. 5-Mar-2026
    Diversification of #termite diets was made possible by #genome modifications
    Study reveals that evolutionary divergence occurred before ecological divergence, enabling these #insects to feed on both wood and soil. Future discoveries may be applied to the production of #biofuels.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology #evolution