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Port Augusta SA Slideshow

 


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Photo of a termite mound

Termites mix mud and saliva together to create a kind of cement. They use this to build mounds up to 6 metres in height. A single mound can take over 50 years to complete and can contain up to several million residents. Compare this mound to the one in Weipa, Queensland.