Termites have the ability to detect gold mines in the ground

New research by Australian scientists has announced the termite flock capable of finding gold mines deep underground.

Termites capable of 'storing metal in the body' - (Photo: Science Daily / National Geographic)

According to the article in National Geographic (USA), it is difficult to determine the location of the gold mine. However, termites often delve into gold mine sites and extrud the soil with small pieces of gold upwards to form large mounds on the ground.

Entomologist Aaron Stewart and colleagues working at the Australian Federal Scientific and Technological Research Organization have conducted experiments at a gold mine in western Australia - where the termites focus on building mound living place. They used a mass spectrometer - a device for analyzing the chemical composition of molecules - to analyze samples of termite nest materials obtained at the location. They determined the possibility of 'accumulating metal in the body' and carrying them from the ground up during the construction of mounds.

'Massive land drilling to find gold mines will be expensive. However, if there are powerful assistants like termites to detect gold mines, drilling will cost less , 'said scientist Stewart. In addition to termites, ants are also capable of.