During Hurricane Katrina, Formosan termites played a large role in the failure of flood walls in New Orleans. The seams of the walls were made from sugarcane waste, a favorite food of termites.
source: American Entomologist (Vol. 54, No. 3)… Read More
In the late 19th century, Auburn college students took to greasing the tracks before the football game with Georgia Tech, their arch rivals, so that the train carrying the Georgia Tech team was unable to stop at the station. The team had to lug its gear back to the station, sometimes from miles away.