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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne

Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2
Take a look inside the conehead termite colony as a queen begins her reign as one of the longest living insects in the animal kingdom. A single determined termite braves countless threats to participate in the only flight of her lifetime. She evades the onslaught of predators as she lands, flips off her wings, secretes pheromones, and attracts a mate. But she's not alone. Unlike most termite species, conehead termite colonies can have multiple queens and kings. Barbara L. Thorne details the reign and duties of termite royalty.
Date: 2022-08-25

Comments and reviews: 10


Ok all my fellow people who menstruate, just hear me out on this, ok? Do you see how the entirety of the universe is stacked against us? Even in the other-than-human domain (formerly referred to as the animal kingdom by the more dim witted among us, the analog of the menstruater is tasked with the perpetuation of the species. The termite who births is relegated to a life of abuse, constantly assaulted by the analog of the ejaculator. It is triggering and IT S NOT OK!
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AYYY PANAMANIAN HERE
my family and some people I know call them bichos de lluvia because they come out during the first rains of the season! a bit annoying because they might fall on you while trying to sleep dhdjdjf my cat likes to eat them though

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Wonderful video!
The animation is a great mix of stop motion with real and artificial elements. The narrator is beautifully enthusiastic which makes the video enjoyable to watch.
Good job TED

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I had a termite infestation! Took significant time to remove all the rotten wood and replaced it with granite and new fresh wood! I hate termites! So much damage and so expensive to repair!
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Yeah so. no. CAN WE PLEASE NOT USE GENDERED LANGUAGE! We don t know how that termite identifies we should not say queen. I m feeling so triggered and my anxiety is so bad now.
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I can't express how much I love this video! The animation, narration, and information was all spectacular! You've got to make more entomology related videos in this style!
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As a person with Chiroptophobia (fear of bats, you got me at 0: 14 TED-Ed
I'm tired of praising the animation styles of TED-Ed (but I'll continue to praise though.

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I hate termites, they're eating my wardrobe as i type this right now, they won't go away but this video ia very interesting and makes me want to study them lol
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Only TED-ED could make a video about termite colonies and have it as informative, charming, and clever as the rest of their content.
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The nest sustained some damage, but the royals remain undisturbed
That hit hard somehow. Just like in the human world.

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