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Termite mounds dating back millennia can be seen from space

Mounds of excavated dirt number into the millions and tower up to four metres tall.
Aerial view of termite mound network

An aerial view shows an array of the termite mounds that cover a vast area of northeastern Brazil. Credit: Jaime Sampaio

Millions of large, regularly spaced dirt mounds dot a Brazilian region roughly the size of Great Britain — and all because of termites.

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Nature 563, 603 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07459-x

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