Termites
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- Field guideHow termite mounds regulate temperatureA termite mound is part wall, part porous exchange surface, and part ventilation network. Its effects depend on species, architecture, weather, soil, colony metabolism, and whether the nest lies inside or beneath the visible structure.
- Field guideThe insect decline, explainedReports of collapsing insect numbers have alarmed the public, and many studies do show real declines in abundance and diversity—especially in well-studied regions—driven by habitat loss, pesticides, climate change, and light pollution. The picture is uneven and the data imperfect, but the stakes are high because insects underpin pollination, decomposition, and food webs.
- Field guideReading a desertA desert is not one empty surface. Washes, springs, rock faces, caves, dunes, soils, and vegetation patches create sharply different conditions, while much wildlife activity shifts with season and time of day.