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Termites
delia todd

Termites

Making our way back through the trees, I was taken with this huge termite nest hanging off a tree.

Apparently birds can also make use of them, even those as big as Kookaburras! And this while the termites are still in occupation LOL
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Habitat
Wooded wetland
Location
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland
Date taken
3 October 2019
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
KC Foggin
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Opus Editor
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Who knew that they nested out in the open like that. Very strange but nicely illustrated for us D.
 
Stanley Jones
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What an amazing symbiotic relationship D. Fabulous picture of this large termite nest on a tree. TFS!
 

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