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Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control

19 points by PaulHoule ago | 4 comments

kragen |previous [-]

Spreading your own poop on weeds to keep them from growing, but without killing them, doesn't actually strike me as "surprisingly human-like".

watwut |root |parent |next [-]

Humans done that before artificial fertilizants - to make stuff grow. Concept is the same.

genuineresponse |root |parent |previous [-]

People compose and mulch their waste to control weeds regularly. Burying weeds under decaying master (including poop) is super common.