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Termites poop out perfect little hexagons By Dr. Jessica Ware
Termites eat cellulose, but rely on the endosymbionts in their hindgut to digest it.—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 July 2024 Sugiura hypothesized that the beetle was using its legs to stimulate the hindgut, forcing the frog to defecate so the beetle could escape.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023 Although the cockroach's hindgut contained abundant β-1,3-glucanase activity, its feces had no detectable enzymatic function.—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2014 Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, the causative agent of Chagas disease, in the hindgut of a triatomine bug.—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2014
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