Saru Posted July 28, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Termites in the rainforests of French Guiana literally blow themselves up to help defend their peers. A species of termite found in the rainforests of French Guiana takes altruism seriously: aged workers grow sacks of toxic blue liquid that they explode onto their enemies in an act of suicidal self-sacrifice to help their colonies. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Der Box Skeptisch Posted July 28, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cool! As long as they are not called terrorist termites though. That term is so loosely used nowadays... Lmao Seriously though cool find. Off to read the entire article now. Thank you for posting this... no termite jihads either...LOL too low brow? Awe well maybe its a bit late for me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMolePatrol Posted July 28, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Starcraft II > > > Zergling evolving to Baneling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted July 28, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cue terrorist jokes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted July 28, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 28, 2012 *clears throat* So termites are like smurf suicide bombers ,and the bad bugs are like gargamel ? Nahhh,this just doesn't lend well to terrorist jokes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazoo Posted July 28, 2012 #6 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ants can do the same thing. http://news.discovery.com/animals/photo-shows-suicide-bomber-ant-self-detonating.html Bee's do the same thing they every time they sting. Its not really uncommon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted July 28, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If only the French politicians did the same thing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted July 28, 2012 #8 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If only the French politicians did the same thing why stop with just the French? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted July 28, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 28, 2012 why stop with just the French? They got dibs they are French termites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted July 28, 2012 #10 Share Posted July 28, 2012 They got dibs they are French termites oh! busting me not reading the article!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted July 28, 2012 #11 Share Posted July 28, 2012 oh! busting me not reading the article!! It's only the tenth word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarboniteML8 Posted July 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Stop exploding you cowards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted July 29, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 29, 2012 lol and if this were the same with humans...it would be a utopia! all the worthless and aging people blow up and leave only the productive people alive. wait a min...i happen to be in the worthless catergory...NEVERMIND I GUESS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted July 29, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 29, 2012 lol and if this were the same with humans...it would be a utopia! all the worthless and aging people blow up and leave only the productive people alive. wait a min...i happen to be in the worthless catergory...NEVERMIND I GUESS!! Another big difference between human and termites would be young human are generally uselless and old ones more productives :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolci Posted July 29, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 29, 2012 so how do they know they have this blue liquid inside them, and how do they know it's poisonous. Especially the first time this liquid appeared in one member of the species at one time during their evolution - how did that member know what to do with it? Before they figured this out, didn't the liquid kill the ants themselves first? Was this seen in advance as an evolutionary advantage before it was proven as such so it wouldn't be dropped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megshea89 Posted July 29, 2012 #16 Share Posted July 29, 2012 this is pretty awesome tho I had to say for some reason I expected like a little bomber lol and not showering the enemy in excrement but I guess to each his own right? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notoverrated Posted August 6, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 6, 2012 man i was hopong for a video all i ever get on this topic is a animation of what it would look like >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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