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Bi-layered architecture facilitates high strength and ventilation in nest mounds of fungus-farming termites
2020
Scientific Reports
Mass-energy transfer across the boundaries of living systems is crucial for the maintenance of homeostasis; however, it is scarcely known how structural strength and integrity is maintained in extended phenotypes while also achieving optimum heat-mass exchange. Here we present data on strength, stability, porosity and permeability of termite mounds of a fungus-farming species, Odontotermes obesus. We demonstrate that the termite mound is a bi-layered structure with a dense, strong core and a
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70058-2
pmid:32753655
fatcat:cpmtkwri2jfbzczsfjyvz63lie