Hormigas hacha: the Amazonian Termites

Graduate student Camilo Flórez Valencia studies treehoppers (Membracidae) and has spent time in the Amazon recording their behaviors and documenting their associations with ants. He recently wrote a popular press article, "Hormigas hacha: the Amazonian termites", sharing his experience in the field being introduced to a group of termites that indigenous people eat (Termitidae: Syntermes aculeosus), how they are extracted from their nests, and how they are prepared for consumption. The article was published on Satúrnida.