Termites: The Inner Sanctum

Termites: The Inner Sanctum

2012 · 51 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary

Termites are underrated. They build high rises without any technical devices that are, according to scale, 25 times higher than the the Empire State Building in New York. They are the only animals that have managed to build an air-conditioning system without electricity. How do they do it?

Directed by Wolfgang Thaler

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