Insect Architects
Chinnu V.S.*
Dept. of Entomology, College of Agriculture, GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 065), India
Anna Jose
Dept. of Entomology, College of Agriculture, GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 065), India
Neenu Augustine
Dept. of Entomology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu (632 014), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Architects, Construction, Engineer, Insects
Abstract
Insects are miniature marvels of the earth that represent a staggering 85% of all animal species. Despite their small size and fragile nature, they are creators of various structures that are of great scientific interest. Master engineers of class Insecta include Blattodea (termites), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), Lepidoptera (moths), Trichoptera (caddis flies) and so on. Among all these insects, the social insects are known to create enormous and complex structures. These insects are the untaught engineers with remarkable intelligence. One can find many successful human creations that have been built inspired from the spectacular building behavior of insects.
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