(Inside Science) -- The appetites of social termites extend to cannibalizing their co-workers after death. It's done for the greater good of the community.
Termites Cannibalize Their Co-Workers for the Good of the Colony
One species of underground termite eats or buries its dead, depending on likelihood of catching disease.
Oct 31, 2019 12:00 AMNov 19, 2019 3:49 PM
Formosan subterranean termites, which are in the same genus as Asian subterranean termites. (Credit: Scott Bauer/USDA)
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