Central Coast Termite newsletter
February Newsletter
Hey Folks,
It's that time again. You know, when the spiders, earwigs and other bugs start coming out of the woodwork. It's time to be proactive and spray for these pests....
If you no longer wish to receive emails, you may unsubscribe
January 2010
According to Nanoscience researcher Dr Gregory Watson, water droplets just spontaneously roll off the termite wings.
“It’s advantageous to fly in the rain because you’ve got a mobile canvas of droplets so it’s harder for predators to see you,” ABC Science quoted Watson as saying.
The research team discovered an ingenious two-tiered “anti-wetting” system on termite wings.
The wing surface is covered in micro-scale hydrophobic hairs and nano-scale star-shaped structures called “micrasters”.
