Discovery in amber reveals ancient biology of termites
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 18:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of "mutualism" ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the unusual biology that helped make this one of the most successful, although frequently despised insect groups in the world.