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    NIGHT FLIGHT

    Feb 10, 2022 4 minutes
    Photos by RIPAN BISWAS
    Words by
     
    PAUL BLOOMFIELD

    Deadly cousin

    Despite their ant-like appearance, termites are actually more closely related to cockroaches, and belong to the same insect order, Blattodea. That doesn’t stop those larger, faster predators from hunting their cousins. “This cockroach was one of many feasting on termites that congregated under a lightbulb on the floor of a cowshed,” explains Ripan.

    Pack hunters

    Weaver ants () form colonies comprising up to several thousand individuals, and hunt in numbers to tackle larger prey – here, an unfortunate termite. Alates can’t stay in the air for long, and

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