Some termites cultivate mushrooms in the gardens they
make in their nests. 
These
mushrooms, however, diffuse heat, by the nature of their
life activities,which disturb the temperature balance
kept by termites. The termites have to balance this extreme
temperature rise. Termites use interesting methods to
get rid of the heat they themselves release and from the
metabolism of the mushrooms they grow in their garden.
The generated heat rises up the main tower (chimney) of
the nest. The air circulates and passes to auxiliary chimneys
by going through small channels near the walls. Here,
oxygen is taken in and the carbon dioxide that is released
by the termites and the fungi is given out. Thus, the
termite nest works like a huge lung for the whole colony.
The air cools as it moves along the capillary channel
system.
Consequently, permanently cool and oxygen-rich air flows
in at a speed of 12 cm per minute and thus the temperature
inside stays constantly at 30oC.
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False Eye
When some butterflies
open their wings, we encounter a pair of eyes, with
all their symmetry and detail. These eyes alone
are more than sufficient to convince their enemies
that what they face is not a butterfly. Particularly,
the false faces of some butterfly species such as
the Shonling butterfly, 
seen in picture, are so perfect with their shiny
eyes, facial features, frowning eyebrows, mouth
and nose that the overall picture is quite discouraging
to most of its enemies.It is impossible to claim
that this extraordinary picture emerged as the result
of "an interesting coincidence". When the below
picture is examined in detail, we understand that
these facial features cannot have been formed by
chance. Can coincidence make symmetry? Can coincidence
form the same colours and designs in two different
places? Certainly not. This claim is quite meaningless
and unscientific. Could the butterfly possibly make
this system on its own, thinking that it would be
useful? The answer to that question is certainly
"no". |
Eye of Dragonfly
 The
eye of a dragonfly is considered the world's most
complicated insect eye structure. Each eye contains
about thirty thousand lenses. These eyes occupy
about half the area of the head and provide the
insect with a very wide visual field because of
which it can almost keep an eye on its back. The
wings of a dragonfly are of such a complex design
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