3D computed tomographic reconstructions of an Apicotermes lamani nest (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

3D computed tomographic reconstructions of an Apicotermes lamani nest

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3D computed tomographic reconstructions of an Apicotermes lamani nest. These images reveal beautiful spiral staircases and the sophisticated harmony of the nest architecture in which regularly spaced floors delimiting chambers are connected by linear and helical ramps.

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Image credit: Guy Theraulaz/CNRS, CRCA, CBI, Toulouse.

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