A female-male tandem run in Japanese termites (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

A female-male tandem run in Japanese termites

Caption

A female (leader) and male (follower) pair of Japanese termites perform a courtship ritual called a tandem run in the lab.

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OIST

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