crisscrossing Science

crisscrossing Science


Episode 198: Termites: How to eat food you can't actually digest

April 16, 2024

Chad tells Mike all about termites, the Russian nesting dolls of the insect world. Termites can't actually digest wood all by themselves and so utilize trichonympha to help them digest. Meanwhile, trichonympha themselves utilize smaller bacteria to help them digest wood.


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