Photo and observation by Metro Parks Facebook fan Kathy Napier-Kellenberger
These termite mounds were most impressive. They were about 3 meters tall. From the park sign:
Cathedral Termite Mound
This mound is home to a colony of grass eating termites, Nasutitermes triodiae. It's about 5 meters high and could be over 50 years old.
Order:Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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