Page 101 - The Miracle of Termites

Adnan Oktar

Cook first discovered that termites produce methane. Later in 1982,
another scientist by the name of Zimmerman was able to calculate the
amount of gas they produce. 47
Dr. Roger Gold, an entomologist, said that "Cellulose is a very in-

ert ingredient in the environment that is hard to break down . . . and if
it were not for termite flatulence, then we could not be able, as human
beings, to survive on this planet." 48
Scientists who have studied this matter say that termites are a
source of atmospheric methane. Methane (CH4) makes up a consider-

able part of the atmosphere; it plays a role in the atmospheric absorp-

By digesting cellulose, protozoa in termites' digestive system play a great part in the
transformation of the world's carbon.