The aardwolf feeds primarily on termites and more specifically on Trinervitermes trinervoides.
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Due to their specific food requirements, they are only found in regions where termites of the family Hodotermitidae occur.
Ants were not an important part of the ecosystem during the Cretaceous, and mound-building termites do not appear until the Eocene.
80–90% of their diet is harvester termites, (Hodotermes mossambicus).
The Beatnik Termites are also cited as a major influence by numerous straightforward pop punk acts including the Teen Idols, Mach Pelican, and The Steinways.
A significant timber species, resistant to termites though susceptible to lyctus borers.
For example, a research study by Michael Scharf found that it was possible to eradicate termites by using RNAi which disables the Hex-2-gene; this transforms worker termites into soldier termites.
The modern didgeridoo design innovations differ from traditional authentic digeridoos because they are not made by Indigenous Australians in a traditional style and do not use Eucalyptus branches hollowed by termites.
Beetles form a large part of their diet, but they also take moths, grasshoppers and termites.