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
You can estimate the outdoor temperature by counting cricket chirps. To convert chirps to degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and then add 40 to get the temperature.