Figures 12.9


A “magnetic” mound of the debris-feeding termite Amitermes meridionalis (Isoptera: Termitidae) showing:
Figures 12.9. A “magnetic” mound of the debris-feeding termite Amitermes meridionalis (Isoptera: Termitidae) showing:

(a) the north-south view, and (b) the east-west view. (After Hadlington 1987)

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  Section through the mound nest of the African fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis (Isoptera: Termitidae) showing how air circulating in a series of passageways maintains favorable culture conditions for the fungus at the bottom of t he nest (a) and for the termite brood (b).