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1 axon Dictyoptera (cockroaches, mantises, and termites).

2 this case the gut of a "lower," wood-feeding termite.

3 in wild-harvested and commercially available termites.

4 been reported to have evolved to only catch termites.

5 ond to the more claustral lifestyle of these termites.

6 or honeybees, and from t(1.46) to t(2.9) for termites.

7 to be so much rarer in bees than in ants or termites.

8 ucomicrobia to be isolated from wood-feeding termites.

9 al insect groups: the ants, bees, wasps, and termites.

10 cology, and invasion biology of subterranean termites.

11 morphologies described from cockroaches and termites.

12 of both eusociality and the soldier caste in termites.

13 ing the early eusocial evolution of ants and termites.

14 cosystem functioning, such as mound-building termites.

15 e mechanisms underlying social regulation in termites.

16 arity of colony dispersion in fungus-farming termites.

17 alter the characteristic mound morphology of termites.

18 ead and associated with caste differences in termites.

19 fluid of newly moulted, young and old worker termites.

20 n the basal "Meiatermes-grade" of Cretaceous termites.

21 sed mixture of males and females, as in most termites [2].

22 Termites, a common decomposer, increased 7-fold on +NaCl

23 Several species of millimetric-sized termites across Africa, Asia, Australia, and South Ameri

24 ermite suppression experiment, we found that termite activity and abundance increased during drought

25 rogenotrophic growth in the mounds with most termite activity.

26 self-organization, with no correlation with termite activity; the driving mechanism is a positive bi

27 of complexity in the mushroom body lobes of termites agrees with current taxonomic arrangements of t

28 Consuming even small quantities of termite alates could exceed current upper recommended in

29 ilability of these high Mn concentrations in termite alates is needed.

30 Termite ancestors likely had a nesting and developmental

31 stors, with multiple evolutionary origins of termite and ant specializations.

32 trials with giant pandas and sloth bears, a termite and ant-feeding specialist.

33 Both termite and B. chinensis abundance were higher in the in

34 of animals, notably the fungus-growing ants, termites and ambrosia beetles, have advanced agriculture

35 vital to subterranean social insects such as termites and ants.

36 Studies, particularly with termites and cockroaches, have focused on the nutritiona

37 a widely distributed in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches.

38 s attacked the lateral side of the thorax of termites and immobilised them within 1 min.

39 istic constraints that limit the movement of termites and pheromones have been neglected.

40 negative associations were detected between termites and the other insect taxa, however.

41 the mutualistic symbiosis occurring between termites and their gut microbiota was used as an experim

42 ia from other gut communities (zebrafish and termite), and human-derived bacteria colonized germ-free

43 ly four animal groups: humans, bark beetles, termites, and ants.

44 Some lineages of ants, termites, and beetles independently evolved a symbiotic

45 Advanced eusocial insects, such as ants, termites, and corbiculate bees, cannot provide insights

46 ross sessile organisms from forests to ants, termites, and fairy circles.

47 apped vegetation patterns generated by ants, termites, and other subterranean animals are globally wi

48 homes for controlling insects such as ants, termites, and spiders.

49 the diffusion of pheromones, the movement of termites, and the integrity of the architecture that the

50 to subterranean ecosystem engineers such as termites, ants, and rodents.

51 reased abundance of key functional groups of termites, ants, beetles and earthworms, and an increase

52 s given credit for the ecological success of termites, ants, some wasps, and some bees.

53 e phylogenetically basal lineages of "lower" termites are able to disrupt the lignin-polysaccharide i

54 ol methods normally used against native pest termites are also employed against invasive termites; on

55 Globally, termites are an extremely successful group of wood-degra

56 Social behaviours in termites are regulated by sophisticated chemical communi

57 Termites are the most ancient social insects, and develo

58 The major players in lower termites are unique lineages of cellulolytic flagellates

59 Large-headed soldier ants and termites are well-known examples of this specialization.

60 Termites are widely used as a food resource, particularl

61 2 transfer, and underscore the importance of termites as a rich reservoir of novel microbial diversit

62 Given the widespread use of termites as food, a better understanding the sources, di

63 They make tools of vegetation to harvest termites as in East and West Africa, but some apes in Ce

64 er, oxidant levels are completely unknown in termites, as well as protective mechanisms against oxida

65 rt of a study of molecular exchanges between termite-associated actinobacteria and pathogenic fungi,

66 ade contributions to studies on subterranean termites at all levels of biological organization.

67 During the Cretaceous, eusocial termites, bees, and vespid wasps also first appear-they

68 ometry through a minimal characterization of termite behavior.

69 alth of new information in numerous areas of termite biology (e.g., caste polyphenism, lignocellulose

70 ence was observed for functions essential to termite biology including hydrolytic enzymes, homoacetog

71 Termite biotechnology falls into two categories: (a) ter

72 heat, but increased the organic radicals in termite bodies indicating non-thermal effects of microwa

73 the variability and evolutionary changes in termite breeding structure.

74 well known in eusocial species like ants and termites, but castes have also evolved in less-studied g

75 four larger lizard species that also consume termites, but presumably prefer larger prey, went extinc

76 evolution of social organization in ants and termites, but the adaptive mechanisms of infection contr

77 ocial insects such as bees, wasps, ants, and termites, but they have not been reported from insect sp

78 45 GHz microwaves penetrated the body of the termite, C. formosanus.

79 lability, thus limiting the impacts of JH on termite caste polyphenism.

80 strate the Mesozoic antiquity of specialized termite caste systems and corroborate that among all soc

81 to investigate deviate mRNA expression among termite castes and body regions, and changes in response

82 Insect pests such as termites cause damages to crops and man-made structures

83 any species of millimetric fungus-harvesting termites collectively build uninhabited, massive mound s

84 ingest decaying wood; therefore subterranean termite colonies should have mechanisms to establish and

85 This mechanism allows termite colonies to retain high proportions of altruisti

86 associated with lower CT(max) values of the termite colonies.

87 mitophile - a socially parasitic symbiont of termite colonies.

88 droughts in tropical rainforests will alter termite communities and the maintenance of ecosystem pro

89 ere, we present an individual-based model of termite construction that includes idealized constraints

90 Electron spin resonance revealed that termites contained several paramagnetic substances in th

91 The majority of subterranean termites continuously forage for new wood resources to e

92 iment in Borneo, Griffiths et al. found that termites contribute between 58 and 64% of mass loss from

93 Here we show that a subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki combines age poly

94 imulate tunnels of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki.

95 icrobiota abundance along the litter-feeding termite Cornitermes cumulans gut compartments (foregut,

96 nce identity was found in sequences from the termites Cryptotermes secundus and Zootermopsis nevadens

97 odorhina portentosa, Blaberus giganteus) and termites (Cryptotermes brevis, Kalotermes flavicollis) i

98 context relative to outstanding questions on termite developmental biology, particularly on regulator

99 lian table olives, Bella di Cerignola (BDC), Termite di Bitetto (TDB) and Cellina di Nardo (CEL) were

100 g termite, expanding our view in relation to termites' digestive physiology.

101 In the second category, termite digestomes are deep resources for host and symbi

102 , including ants, some bees, some wasps, and termites, display intriguing cooperative social behavior

103 als of social insects (ants, honey bees, and termites) dominated the Purple Martin diet, making up 88

104 After a dispersal flight, termites drop their wings and walk to search for a mate;

105 s that Ammoxenus amphalodes is a monophagous termite-eater capturing only Hodotermes mossambicus.

106 rt differences in morphology and diet of the termite-eating gecko Gymnodactylus amarali between five

107 Termites effectively feed on many types of lignocellulos

108 ely 80 million years, close to the origin of termite eusociality.

109 Subterranean termites excavate tunnels in a search pattern to encount

110 distance foraging bioassay, deviate-silenced termites exhibited equal feeding levels to controls, sug

111 al properties of the gut in a litter-feeding termite, expanding our view in relation to termites' dig

112 Lower termites express a unique form of eusocial polyphenism i

113 Although it is the largest termite family, the Termitidae (comprising 70% of all te

114 Contrary to expectations, in higher termites, FDH genes related to those from the protozoan

115 Using termite fishing as a window into the richness of chimpan

116 We suggest that termite fishing in wild chimpanzees shows some elements

117 teach tool skills by providing learners with termite fishing probes.

118 nd this approach to compare the qualities of termite fishing tools used by wild chimpanzees by compar

119 Previously, termite fishing was known from eight locations with two

120 using a complex tool use task that simulated termite fishing.

121 Here, we add nine termite-fishing communities not studied before, revealin

122 , permitting the investigation of chimpanzee termite-fishing culture.

123 way in which young chimpanzees develop their termite-fishing skills.

124 We subsequently compared the handedness for termite-fishing with other published reports on handedne

125 ld chimpanzees for a tool-use task known as "termite-fishing." We subsequently compared the handednes

126 and releases pathogenic components, priming termites for improved antimicrobial defense.

127 During feeding, mature spores adhere to termites for subsequent dispersal.(9) Using chemical ass

128 ervation of a 20-million-year-old xylophagus termite fossil microbial community.

129 om Comatermes, Calcaritermes, and Rugitermes termites from Peru and Ecuador.

130 stinctively different behaviours toward dead termites from various origins.

131 lation may relate to the complexity of these termite-gathering tasks.

132 among the first linking the expression of a termite gene with eusocial behavior; they illustrate the

133 ficance, only a handful of reference-quality termite genomes have been sequenced, which is insufficie

134 We report that termite GNBP-2 (tGNBP-2) shows beta(1,3)-glucanase effec

135 e mechanisms against oxidative damage to the termite gut and its microbiota.

136 Termite gut flagellates are typically colonized by speci

137 The termite gut is an efficient decomposer of polyphenol-ric

138 re are conflicting reports on the ability of termite gut micro-organisms to break down lignin.

139 in investigating the role oxidants plays in termite gut physiology, this work presents oxidant level

140 rmite hindguts, suggest that the motility of termite gut protozoa by means of attached spirochetes ma

141 ) in their analysis of the recently isolated termite gut spirochete Treponema primitia.

142 Pure cultures of termite gut spirochetes were obtained and were shown to

143 ation of 15-dinitrogen was demonstrated with termite gut Treponema ZAS-9 and free-living Spirochaeta

144 sting because of its mutualistic role in the termite gut, where it is believed to cooperate with prot

145 a likely origin of certain nifHs observed in termite guts and other environments that were not previo

146 Termite guts harbor a dense and diverse microbiota that

147 obial communities from human, zebrafish, and termite guts, human skin and tongue, soil, and estuarine

148 of aromatic-degrading bacteria isolated from termite guts, though there are conflicting reports on th

149 od-degrading fungi and symbiotic protists in termite guts.

150 ofiles, it is important to determine whether termites harbor different microbial symbionts with speci

151 Lower termites harbor in their hindgut complex microbial commu

152 of cellulolytic flagellates, whereas higher termites harbor only bacteria and archaea.

153 the origin and maintenance of eusociality in termites has proved problematic, in part, due to a lack

154 Termites have developed cellulose digestion capabilities

155 Termites have many unique evolutionary adaptations assoc

156 Termites have received comparatively less focus than the

157 social insect species-ants, bees, wasps, and termites-have likely adopted the habit of relocating nes

158 he bovine rumen (forages and legumes) or the termite hindgut (wood).

159 of buffalo rumen metagenome with cow rumen, termite hindgut and chicken caecum metagenome.

160 Microbial communities in the termite hindgut are essential for degrading plant materi

161 Furthermore, when compared with the termite hindgut microbiome, there are fundamental differ

162 and that of cellulases and hemicellulases in termite hindgut was observed when we compared glycoside

163 e on the microbial community residing in the termite hindgut, we found genus-wide infection patterns

164 le in the digestion of lignocellulose in the termite hindgut.

165 Spirochetes from termite hindguts and freshwater sediments possessed homo

166 genesis over methanogenesis as an H2 sink in termite hindguts, suggest that the motility of termite g

167 es, eutrophic lakes, geothermal springs, and termite hindguts.

168 The termite hunting needle ant Brachyponera chinensis was in

169 for the symbiotic bacteria in the gut of the termite in cellulose and xylan hydrolysis.

170 modern termites--lived in close proximity to termites in the Burmese paleofauna.

171 Eusociality in ants and termites in the irreversible stage is the key to their e

172 though most research has focused on invasive termites in urban areas, molecular identification method

173 comimetic that blocks tGNBP-2, thus exposing termites in vivo to accelerated infection and death from

174 selinene, so far has been isolated only from termites, in which it functions as a defense compound.

175 Termites incorporate this protein into the nest building

176 , leaf litter, decayed wood, cryptogams, and termites indicates complementary BNF in most sample type

177 We show that termite-induced heterogeneity interacts with scale-depen

178 tensity prescribed fire on beetles, ants and termites inhabiting log sections cut from moderately dec

179 ut is believed to have appeared first in the termites (Isoptera), in the Early Cretaceous.

180 giant heads of soldier ants (Formicidae) and termites (Isoptera).

181 However, all termites known from the Cretaceous have, until now, only

182 ions in higher termites, the most successful termite lineage, in which protozoa have been lost from t

183 imary reproductives compared to more derived termite lineages.

184 ae (which make up 21 species on the invasive termite list), particularly in three genera, Cryptoterme

185 hat ants--the most serious enemies of modern termites--lived in close proximity to termites in the Bu

186 Fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermitinae) possess an elaborate strategy

187 These results demonstrate that termite males adaptively update their search strategy de

188 The intestinal microbiota of the living termite Mastotermes darwiniensis, a genus now restricted

189 rdinary preservation in amber of the Miocene termite Mastotermes electrodominicus has led to the disc

190 are more robust to aridity, suggesting that termites may help stabilize ecosystems under global chan

191 Specialization on prey, such as ants and termites, may have evolved independently at least two ti

192 Termite-mediated decomposition is an important, but ofte

193 To further investigate the termite microbiomes as sources of biotechnologically rel

194 nology for pest management purposes, and (b) termite-modeled biotechnology for use in various industr

195 rating advances in both termite-targeted and termite-modeled biotechnology will be to consider host a

196 e out of vegetation, inserting them into the termite mound and then extracting and eating the termite

197 of cooperation in non-human animals, such as termite-mound building or honey bee dancing, the changin

198 estion arises, then, why bees nest in active termite mounds [3] or on the rim of degassing volcanoes,

199 hitecture is rivaled by animal architecture: termite mounds exceed skyscrapers in their size relative

200 The territory size distribution of the termites Nasutitermes nigriceps and Nasutitermes cornige

201 In many arid ecosystems, however, termite nests impart substrate heterogeneity by altering

202 Termitophiles, symbionts that live in termite nests, include a wide range of morphologically a

203 rces, as well as to garner protection inside termite nests.

204 s imply an important role for spirochetes in termite nutrition, help to reconcile the dominance of ac

205 Worker termites of the genus Reticulitermes are temporally-arre

206 Alate termites, of the genera Macrotermes and Odontotermes, sh

207 termites are also employed against invasive termites; only two eradication attempts, in South Africa

208 a crop - is known from fungi farmed by ants, termites or beetles, and plants farmed by humans or ants

209 are equipped with both endogenous (i.e., of termite origin) and symbiotic cellulases, feed primarily

210 ss across different densities and found that termite pairs were often separated but obtained a new pa

211 Termites perform key ecological functions in tropical ec

212 previous models of the building behaviour of termites, physical and logistic constraints that limit t

213 the elucidation of Dictyoptera orders, with termites placed as social cockroaches.

214 own, leading to the conclusion that discrete termite populations have differentiated in situ.

215 eproductives and the extent of inbreeding in termite populations.

216 Higher termites possess a duplicated lobe structure due to imme

217 the introduced range B. chinensis remains a termite predator but also feeds on other consumer invert

218 d corroborate that among all social species, termites probably had the original societies.

219 Our results indicate that foraging worker termites produce a multi-component aggregation pheromone

220 The evolution of eusociality in ants and termites propelled both insect groups to their modern ec

221 constitute a significant proportion of total termite protein, suppress juvenile-hormone-dependent wor

222 nstitute a major proportion of total soluble termite protein.

223 se proteins clusters tightly with respective termite, protozoan or fungal cellulases.

224 and functional niche, the social behavior of termites reduces the stochastic element of community ass

225 s, bees, and wasps, though its prevalence in termites remains unclear.

226 s become available, and as more subterranean termite researchers incorporate molecular techniques int

227 Previous molecular studies on the termite Reticulitermes flavipes have revealed that two h

228 unctions of a novel gene identified from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes.

229 benefits social immunity in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes.

230 structure in three French populations of the termite Reticulitermes grassei using eight polymorphic m

231 nestmate presence and induces arrest in the termite Reticulitermes speratus.

232 We found no evidence that subterranean termites (Reticulitermes) were influenced by the fire.

233 ersity, structure, and activity in the lower termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).

234 m pharaonis (Linnaeus), eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and spotted

235 ts on the behavioral ecology of subterranean termites reveal a picture different from long-held views

236 Transect sampling of ants and termites revealed a negative correlation between the abu

237 of ring methoxyl groups is detected; for the termite, ring hydroxylation is also observed.

238 social insect groups (bees, ants, wasps, and termites), several mechanistic explanations have emerged

239 mporal castes), but workers in some ants and termites show morphological specialization for particula

240 In both the beetle and termite, significant levels of propyl side-chain oxidati

241 Furthermore, termites significantly improve their ability to resist i

242 onarily profound, allowing colonies of ants, termites, social wasps, and bees to dominate competitive

243 The fossil reveals that ancient termite societies were quickly invaded by beetles and by

244 host associations in the early evolution of termite societies.

245 s influenced the evolution of modern sterile termite soldier weaponry and behaviors.

246 nstruction system inspired by mound-building termites, solving such an inverse problem.

247 iverse taxa, including insects (all ants and termites; some bees, wasps, thrips, and beetles), snappi

248 Individuals from both termite species contained the same five dominant bacteri

249 The number of recognized invasive termite species has increased from 17 in 1969 to 28 toda

250 Here, we report six termite species preserved in Early Cretaceous (ca. 100 m

251 Termite species typically found colonies from single mat

252 the gut of two colonies of Argentine higher termite species with different feeding habits, Cortarite

253 amily, the Termitidae (comprising 70% of all termite species) have only two invasive species, because

254 d not accept any other prey, including other termite species.

255 the population genetics of a broad range of termite species.

256 59) and similar to values reported for other termite species.

257 enetic structure of 18 colonies of two basal termite subspecies, Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis a

258 Termite success is inexorably linked to their diet and s

259 is present only in basal cockroaches and in termites, supporting existing theories of a close phylog

260 Using a large-scale termite suppression experiment, we found that termite ac

261 irst intron sequence to be identified from a termite symbiont cellulase.

262 Like many termite symbionts, it has a conspicuous body plan that m

263 approaches for accelerating advances in both termite-targeted and termite-modeled biotechnology will

264 biotechnology falls into two categories: (a) termite-targeted biotechnology for pest management purpo

265 eding structure can vary significantly among termite taxa.

266 nvestigated the population genetics of basal termite taxa.

267 h colony defence and involved ten times more termites than retrieval of conspecific corpses.

268 ite mound and then extracting and eating the termites that cling to the tool.

269 Burmese palaeofauna with stem-group ants and termites that provide the earliest indications of eusoci

270 lowing accuracy was significantly reduced in termites that received deviate siRNA injections, and thi

271 In vertebrates and termites the protein sequence of some AMPs evolves rapid

272 ssociations, and have implications in higher termites, the most successful termite lineage, in which

273 s shares many characteristics with ancestral termites, these findings demonstrate how ecological fact

274 ther than ectosymbiont cultivation, allowing termites to achieve ecological dominance.

275 ality of partially built structures can help termites to achieve efficient tunnel structures and to e

276 be important or even necessary in order for termites to achieve efficient, effective constructions.

277 of exposure to pathogens and the ability of termites to locally adapt to disease could influence the

278 o general vigor or the ability/motivation of termites to move and forage.

279 ules derived from empirical data to simulate termite tunnel patterns in featureless soil.

280 Here we studied how partner-seeking termites update their search strategies depending on the

281 his initial effort using RNA interference in termites, we found that two hexamerin genes, Hex-1 and H

282 tionary origin of lignin depolymerization in termites, we reveal that the early-diverging woodroach C

283 e best surveyed through traditional methods, termites were better detected by metabarcoding, and spri

284 Termites were however found to be very tolerant to micro

285 Lower termites, which are equipped with both endogenous (i.e.,

286 ne were synthesized and injected into worker termites, which were then subjected to bioassays designe

287 ate spirochetes in the nitrogen nutrition of termites, whose food is typically low in nitrogen, and i

288 s in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, fish for termites with flexible tools that they make out of veget

289 dicated that it is possible to heat and kill termites with microwaves under resonance condition.

290 a unique status quo regulatory mechanism for termite worker caste retention and provide an example of

291 e enables rapid, long-lasting aggregation of termite workers, which contributes to efficient feeding

292 examerins on JH-dependent gene expression in termite workers.

293 p. nov., based on one of the largest soldier termites yet known.

294 cipient colonies was studied in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis.

295 tage-specific transcriptomes of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Blattodea) and compare

296 ties, we investigated DNA methylation in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis.

297 lar symbiont of Trichonympha collaris in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis.

298 enic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, dampwood termites Zootermopsis angusticollis have higher survivor

299 phora glabripennis) and the Pacific dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis).

300 een unrelated colonies of primitive dampwood termites, Zootermopsis nevadensis, mimicking natural mee