Termites

Bears are omnivores, usually eating insects. They are known to tear open trees with their long claws and large teeth in search for wild bees and insects. Sun Bears also break open decayed wood trying to find a termite mound. If they find a termite mound, they will lick and suck up the termites that were in the mound. Sun Bears may eat fruit whenever it is available to them. Figs are the most popular fruit that Sun Bears eat. When Sun Bears eat fruit, they eat them in very large amounts at a…

Chromated arsenical, which includes chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a group of pesticides containing chromium, copper, and arsenic that protects wood from termites, fungi, and other pests that degrade wood and make a building less safe, but is it really helping or would it be better if your deck collapses from being chewed and degraded by termites than using arsenic on the wood and poisoning you and your family. Chromated arsenicals have been used as a wood preservative…

Culture is a society’s shared and socially transmitted ideas and characteristics used to generate behavior and reflect behavior and other primates besides humans, like gorillas, chimps, and orangutans do, in fact, have culture. Chimps copy each other into adulthood developing cultural behaviors by imitating their peers and research on gorillas, chimps and orangutans have shown they use tools, communicate with each other and even mourn the deaths of each other. This research paper will explain…

of insects, and small birds and small mammals. Chimpanzees are very smart, and share an intriguing ability with the Homo Habilis (Handy Man). Chimps actually have developed the brain to make tools to gain access to their food, such as collecting termites, with sharpened and scented sticks, as well as anvil-like rocks for cracking open…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Africa with chimpanzee for a half of a century? Well I choose to live with the chimpanzees for 50 years. Introduction and Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info, relevant relationship info, etc.): My name is Valerie Jane Morris- Goodall I was born April 3 1934 in London. When I was a little girl I would always read "The Story of Dr. Doolittle" after that I new I wanted to live in Africa. Its very easy to tell…

The name of something is the reason it is so different than any other thing. Rachael’s name in the Kilango village is Mvúla, which means termite. They think of her as this because the termite is very pale, as is Rachael. But they think of Rachel's paleness as a choice; she is only pale because she stays inside all day and does not go out. Nobody really likes termites either, which could also be a reason the community calls her such name. They can see that she thinks she is higher above than…

them to master “the sense of entitlement … an attitude perfectly suited to succeeding in the modern world” (108). Lewis Terman’s study of a group of child geniuses called “Termites,” exhibit the value of cultural and class advantage. Group A Termites were the top 20% who became lawyers, physicians and engineers. Group C Termites were the bottom 60% who only eight out of 150, earned a graduate degree. If all these children were dubbed as geniuses, why did only a few succeed? It is quite simple,…

Malcolm Gladwell’s main purpose in writing “The Trouble with Geniuses Part 1 and 2” of his book Outliers is to present the idea that success is determined by more than just natural talent and to argue against the effectiveness of IQ tests in determining Success. Gladwell’s use of generalizations and lack of representative examples make his arguments weak. Furthermore, his use of tone is casual, his ideas are entertaining, insightful, and inquisitive and he engages the reader by using…

Endangered Pangolins People are trying to save Pangolins because it is the most illegally traded animal in the world and before they are eaten to extinction. There are up to 100,000 Pangolins that are estimated to be hunted and sold every year. Which is making them the most traded animal in the world. How are people helping: Well people are trying to find these animals in the wild and to put them in a safe place where they don’t have to be hunted and also so they don’t go extinct. Well and when…

pollutant chemical, and Kidney Cancer. Chlordane was used on U.S. farmland from 1948 to 1988 until it was banned due to the environmental and human harms that were caused by exposure. However, the use of chlordane is only allowed when treating homes for termites up until 1988. Chlordane has been shown to affect the human nervous system, digestive system, and the liver. Chlordane can enter the body through skin if it comes into contact with contaminated soil. It can also enter the body via the…