Exploring the Rainforest |
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Resembling gigantic wasps nests and found on trees, dark brown or black termite nests are a frequent feature of the forested landscape. Made of "carton," wood chewed up by workers and cemented with fecal "glue," the nest has a single reproductive king and queen commanding hordes of up to 100,000 attending workers and soldiers. Termites digest raw cellulose, a substance low in nutritional value, with the aid of protozoan symbiots dwelling in their guts. Camouflaging itself with bits and pieces of termite nest, the Assassin Bug (reduvio) preys at the entrance. In death as in life, termites contribute to the rainforest ecosystem. Their defecated roughage is a feast for fungi which also feed on their carcasses. |
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| Parts of text are from Explore Costa Rica. All is original material. |  |
Useful for residents and visitors alike, Barbados Travel Companion, our new travel app to Barbados, supplies comprehensive information along with pictures, maps and links to hundreds of videos and relevant websites. There is an Android version and an iTunes version.
St. John Visitors: Please check out Explore St. John, our new travel app to St. John, which supplies comprehensive information (useful for residents and visitors alike) along with pictures, maps and links to hundreds of videos and relevant websites.
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