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The Structure of Mature Mounds of the Termite Macrotermes hems in Kenya

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The termite Macrotermes herus builds domed earth mounds with no external openings. The internal structure is described here. There is no specialized ventilation system in the mound, unlike those of other Macrotermes species.

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Le termite Macrotermes herus construit des termitières en forme de dôme, sans ouvertures extérieures. La structure intérieure est décrite. Il n’y à pas de système spécial de ventilation dans le nid, contrairement aux nids des autres espèces de Macrotermes etudiés.

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  1. Johanna P. E. C. Darlington

    Present address: Zoology Department, University of The West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

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  1. International Centre of Insect Physiology, and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya

    Johanna P. E. C. Darlington

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Darlington, J.P.E.C. The Structure of Mature Mounds of the Termite Macrotermes hems in Kenya. Int J Trop Insect Sci 9, 339–345 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400006305

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