Biology
The Role of Gut Microbiota in Host Nutrition and Behavior of Termites
Quick fact
Termites may be the only animals that can extract significant nutrition from pure cellulose, thanks to a dense community of microbes in their hindgut that includes unique flagellated protozoa found nowhere else on Earth.
Why this is interesting
Termites can eat wood, but they can't digest it on their own. So how do they survive on a diet that would starve most other animals?