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Mystery of the Queen Termite (The)

The queen termite can lay some 40,000 eggs every day for 40 years. So what is her secret? A team of researchers from France and South Africa is trying to recreate a termite's nest in the lab to understand this incredible longevity.

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00:09:11

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HD

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French
English
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