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Termites in rotten wood of a tree hole
Bicentennial Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 2017
(Colaptes campestris) B28I8289.jpg PIuval - Mato Grosso - Brazil
The campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It is found in a wide range of open and semi-open habitats in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, with isolated populations in Amapá and southern Suriname. Though it frequently can be seen in trees or bushes, it is among the very few woodpeckers that spends a significant portion of its life on the ground. It breeds in holes in trees, termite mounds or earth banks. It is generally common, and therefore considered to be of least concern by IUCN. The southern population has a white (not black) throat, and is sometimes considered a separate species, the pampas flicker (Colaptes campestroides).
It's not unusual to see the huge, endless termite mounds to be decorated in various ways! The mounds in this part of the top end were large, tall and sharply pointed unlike further south where their shape changed.. The soil colour changed in various parts - some more white and sandy depending on the location. But there were millions of them!
It is not unusual to see tree trunks covered in the same red material - an indication the termites are building nearby. The nest themselves are underground and the termite tower is the ventilation shaft!
The lack of any eyes make this a little more difficult to compose - what to focus on? The lighting is a gelled backlight, which manages to shine through the entirety of the body.
This massive insectoid robot is designed for long operations in remote locations. The 4 solar drums on its back absorb enough energy from the sun to keep its core functions online for extended periods, and waste products are expelled in a green acid that can be used offensively. We're gonna need a bigger can of bug spray!
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Photographed the Nine-banded Armadillo out at Circle B Bar Reserve in the City of Lakeland in Polk County Florida U.S.A.
The nine-banded armadillo or the nine-banded, long-nosed armadillo, is a medium sized mammal found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos. Its ancestors originated in South America, and remained there until thousands of years later when the formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed them to enter North America as part of the Great American Interchange.
The nine-banded armadillo is a solitary, mainly nocturnal
animal, found in many kinds of habitats, from mature and
secondary rainforests to grassland and dry scrub. It is an
insectivore, feeding chiefly on ants, termites, and other
small invertebrates. The armadillo can jump 3–4 ft (91–
122 cm) straight in the air if sufficiently frightened, making
it a particular danger
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Spiffy reflections on (and from) the EMP, and some attempt at a nice composition with those dratted safety bars. This one's a tiny bit different, and it came out darker (showing the reflections on the sidewalk better). I can't decide which picture is best.
Ants & termite - Amazonian foothills, Ecuador
Some sort of unidentified ants with an unidentified dead or dying termite.
Peters' dwarf frog (Engystomops petersi) & termites - Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
A juvenile Engystomops overlooks an all you can eat smorgasbord of termites that were expanding their nest. The termite's activity attracted atleast two species of frogs with three individuals relentlessly consuming termites. Other predators were apparent as well such as spider and harvestmen. The frogs all ate many dozens or 100s of termites. However the termite colony will probably hardly notice the loss and daily life will continue as normal.
Dotted Humming frog (Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata) & termites - Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Sitting by a termite nest watched a pair of peters' dwarf frogs sitting on top of it picking off termites that were constructing their nest... I was surprised to see this 3rd frog hopping out of the dark and across the leaf litter directly towards the nest. It stopped at the edge and began to munch on the termites near ground level. It may not look it but it was voracious and a horribly efficient predator in no time it had eaten dozens of termites and there were none left lower down, it began moving up propping itself up against the nest grabbing termites that were higher up and would have been out of reach otherwise.
The next in my series of steampunk inspired creepy crawlies. More of a generic bug that wasn't initially meant to be a termite, just what it kinda looked like in the end. I'll be posting one each day until I have them all photographed concluding with a group shot of them. Each standard photo will be accompanied by an "in the wild" photograph of them.