Pump some termites in..


	Pump some termites in..

balthazarus

12-11-2008 6:59 AM

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green, biofuel, termites

balthazarus says:

Where there is need, diversity appears.

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12-11-2008 9:58 AM

AiNeko III

Life finds a way

12-12-2008 9:56 AM

aklimento

Pump some termites in..

...and don't let them out

It can be like termite farm with hives as incinerators.

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