Sentence examples for in the termite from inspiring English sources

So, another hole appears in the termite mound of Twickenham.

Representative genera are Lophomonas in the cockroach and Holomastigotoides in the termite.

After carefully trimming a blade of grass, the chimpanzee poked it into a passage in the termite mound to extract his meal.

Cellulose digestion in lower termite families depends upon symbiotic flagellate protozoa, which live anaerobically (without oxygen) in the termite hindgut and secrete enzymes (cellulase and cellobiase) that break down cellulose into a simple sugar (glucose) and acetic acid.

Calcium was depleted by 27% in the termite mounds at 0.026 g kg−1.

These were either produced in the termite gut itself or had been ingested along with herbivore dung by the termites.

and greatest at the warmest time of the day (3 p.m). probably due to accelerated methanogenesis processes in the termite gut.

GenomeWalker™ DNA walking analysis indicated that there may be one copy of CfEG5 and two copies of CfEG3a in the termite genome.

Aluminum concentrations and acidity were significantly higher in the termite mound material (0.23 g kg−1, pH 4.3) than surrounding soils (0.15 g kg−1, pH 4.4).

In case of lower termites, ligneous material is masticated and ingested which is then digested by microflora present in certain species of protozoa living symbiotically in the termite gut [18,19].

Soil shrinkage during the dry season leads to the formation of deep cracks in the termite mounds that allow rain to rapidly penetrate inside the mound wall and then breakdown unstable aggregates.