Termites eavesdrop on competitors to survive
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 12:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The drywood termite, Cryptotermes secundus, eavesdrops on its more aggressive subterranean competitor, Coptotermes acinaciformis, to avoid contact with it, according to scientists from CSIRO Entomology and the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy.