Mound-building termites

A mound in Australia
Termite mounds formed from the old wooden poles of the Cape York telegraph line. [citation needed]
Termite Mounds in the Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia
A mound found at Mount Irvine, New South Wales, Australia.
A mound in Senegal.

Mound-building termites are a group of termite species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites live in Africa, Australia and South America. The mounds sometimes have a diameter of 30 metres (98 ft). Most of the mounds are in well-drained areas. Termite mounds usually outlive the colonies themselves. If the inner tunnels of the nest are exposed it is usually dead. Sometimes other colonies, of the same or different species, occupy a mound after the original builders' deaths.[1]

  1. ^ "Mound-building Termites". addpmp.slamjam.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.