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Air-Conditioned Termite Nests

Some African termites build nests that are brilliantly designed to maintain the temperature and humidity within the nest while permitting oxygen to flow into it and carbon dioxide to flow out

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 205 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Air-Conditioned Termite Nests” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 205 No. 1 (), p. 138
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0761-138