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Termite
termite
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Ter·mi·te <-, -n> [tɛrˈmi:tə] N f
Termite
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Termite f <-, -n>
Termite f <-, -n> spec
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Als weiterer limitierender Faktor kommt die Verfügbarkeit der Ameisen und Termiten zur Deckung des Nahrungsbedarfs hinzu.
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Wie alle Pfeilgiftfrösche bildet er sein Gift nicht selbst, sondern speichert Gift, welches er mit der Nahrung (Käfer, Termiten, Ameisen) aufnimmt.
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Er frisst auch Knospen und Insekten, während der Brutzeit vor allem Termiten.
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Für die Aufschließung des Holzes bei der Verdauung durch die Riesenkugler wird angenommen, dass ähnlich wie bei den Termiten symbiontische Bakterien nötig sind.
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Seine Nahrung sind weitestgehend Insekten wie Termiten und Käfer sowie Würmer, die alle am Boden aufgenommen werden.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
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Der Einfluss des Verwandtschaftsgrads auf die Aufrechterhaltung der Eusozialität bei der Termite Cryptotermes secundus
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www.biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de
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Leave or stay – The influence of relatedness on the maintenance of eusociality in termites Study species
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Die höchsten und ältesten Bäume sind die "Waldmandelbäume" (Dipteryx panamensis), ein attraktives Hartholz, dessen Holz so hart ist, das Termiten es nicht fressen können und schwerer ist als Wasser.
www.tinamontours.de
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The oldest and tallest trees are the "rainforest almond trees" (Dipteryx panamensis), an attractive construction wood, which is so hard that even termites can't eat it and it is heavier than water.
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Aus diesem Grund verfiel das Spital immer mehr und die Holzbaracken wurden von den Termiten zerfressen.
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www.merke.ch
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For this reason, the hospital had been ruined and the wooden barracks were eaten by termites.
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Die kahlen Kreise im Gras am Rand der Namib sind keine Spuren giftiger Euphorbien oder tödlicher Erdgase, sondern Wasserspeicher von Termiten, so eine Studie im Magazin 'Science'.
www.gondwana-collection.com
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The bare circles in grass patches on the edge of the Namib are not caused by poisonous Euphorbia or deadly gasses but, according to Science magazine, by termites storing water.
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Mit dieser Hilfe hätte man vor einigen Jahren vielleicht bemerken können, wie sich viele kleine Termiten in das Holzfundament des globalen Finanzmarktes fraßen, während man nach großen Raubtieren Ausschau hielt.
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aktuell.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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With this aid, a few years ago we might have noticed that many little termites were nibbling their way into the wooden foundation of the global financial market, whilst we were on the look out for large predators.
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