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Paris books eaten alive



I don't recall seeing this posted...
 
http://sns.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-parisbugs.story
 
Scholars, tourists and trendsetters have always been drawn to the Latin Quarter of Paris, the intellectual heart of France where people sit in smoky cafes for hours, debating beliefs and devouring books.

But it's not just people who are devouring the books these days: Termites, tiny bugs with big appetites for wood, have been eating their way through the charming historic quarter and elsewhere in Paris-posing a threat to buildings, furniture, trees, books and even paper.