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Smologies #12: EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik

Ologies with Alie Ward

What Kind of Tools Do Chimps Use to Dig Termite Mounds?

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Julie had the chance to go to south africa, and she was looking at tools used to dig into termite mounds. Some chimps will use like a long blade of grass or a stick that they strip of leaves with their teeth. But some run it through their pre molars so it shreds. And then that one blade of grass turns into a lot of basic hair, basically hairs, which increases the surface area,. Which means more termites can attach to it.

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