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Mystery of the Queen Termite (The)

Reference

6662

Duration

00:09:11

Production year

2018

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HD
16/9
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Sound

Summary

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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