...The nests of the fungus-growing termites can reach a height of 6m and a diameter of 30m. The inside is made up of many small chambers and fungus chambers, and the temperature, humidity and gas concentration are regulated by upper and lower air chambers and air pipes in the outer wall. The nests of the formosan termites do not have fungus chambers, and the mounds of the Australian Amitermes meridionalis are famous for being shaped like a square plate measuring 4m on each side that is stuck into the ground and faces precisely north and south. Termites [Katsura Morimoto]. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Amitermes meridionalis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…キノコシロアリ類の巣には高さ6m,直径30mに達するものがあり,内部は多数の小室と菌室から構成され,上下の空気室と外壁の空気管によって温・湿度とガス濃度が調節されている。ツカシロアリ類の巣には菌室がなく,オーストラリアのAmitermes meridionalisの塚は1辺4mの正方形板状のものが地面につきささったような形で,正確に南北を向くことで有名。シロアリ【森本 桂】。… ※「Amitermes meridionalis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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