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Adnan Oktar



                                                                   Roof
              Air channels


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              Back
                                                                    Incubation
                                                                    chamber
              Channels
                                                                   King and
                                                                   queen's
              Fungus                                               chamber
              chambers
                                                                   Incubation
                                                                   chamber


                                                                     Base
              Cellar                                                 Column







              The temperature and carbon diox-
              ide level (CO2) in the air circulating
              in the nest
              A   30oC/86o F    CO2  -2.7%
              B     25o C/77o F    CO2  -2.7%
              C     24oC/75o F    CO2  -0.8%
            Because of the perfectly functioning air-conditioning system within the nest,
            its internal temperature varies by only half a degree throughout the year. The
            temperature of the air in the horizontal channels is lowered, and the air is then
            transported to a deep cellar; rising hot air takes its place.


                 It's irrefutable that termites can never acquire by themselves or by
            chance much less by training, sciences that rely on intelligence, aware-
            ness and a broad education. But nevertheless, termites can apply very

            intelligent methods to find solutions—not only to ordinary problems
            but also to ones that arise unexpectedly.

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