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Giant cathedral termite mounds in the Litchfield National Park, Australia. Sometimes called Spinifex Termites (Nasutitermes triodiae)
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A medium sized woodpecker named after its rufous color and found much across the country in deciduous forests. The birds apparently have a strong preference for Bamboo forests and the place I visited last week has plenty of them.
I had sighted this bird several times before in previous trips when it was hunting insects on the trees. They prefer termites and particularly Arboreal ants and larvae. The birds forage in pairs and are often seen together. One interesting thing is that the birds nest within the nests of Arboreal / Tree ants. We had seen so many of these arboreal nests in the forests - large brown muddy bulbous things on tree tops. I wasn't aware that these woodpeckers nest within them. I guess they have a ready supply of food for their chicks.
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Giant cathedral termite mounds in the Litchfield National Park, Australia. Sometimes called Spinifex Termites (Nasutitermes triodiae)
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Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), aka two-horned giraffe,] is a species of giraffe native to Southern Africa. It is one of the four species of giraffe recognized by the International union for the Conservaton of Nature (IUCN).
Okavanga Delta, Botswana.
Conservation status: vulnerable
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Look at this cute little termite. It looks like it is made of wax and lit from within. This is the first time that I have been able to get a photo of one with wings.
Giant cathedral termite mounds in the Litchfield National Park, Australia. Sometimes called Spinifex Termites (Nasutitermes triodiae)
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Please do not use this photo on any websites or for personal use.
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©2016 Fantommst
"Black-Billed Barbet" Scanning for birds just after the Nile bridge, spotted a flash of red flying to a dead tree and feeding its little one inside a hole. A medium to small good looking barbet, that feeds mainly on fruits such as figs, guavas, papaya & various berries, and also eat insects such as beetles, ants, and termites. A chance find and a delight to watch the pair taking turns with food, feeding the little ones in the hole of a dead tree.
128) Grey Throated Minivet
Grey-throated Minivet, Pericrocotus montanus, Burung Matahari Gunung
This species prefers forest edges especially at highlands such as Fraser Hill and Awana. It feeds on insects, foraging in the canopy of the forest, picking prey from the terminal foliage, and also making short flights to capture flying termites and other insects. The Gray-throated Minivet is resident year-round in Malaysia. The male and female together build a small cup nest of twigs, roots and grass stems, placed high on a branch or in the fork of a tree in the forest.
Burung ini boleh didapati terbang berkumpulan di kawasan hutan tanah tinggi seperti Bukit Fraser dan Awana. Ia bergerak pantas dari pokok ke pokok dengan bunyi bising memburu serangga di celah daun daun pokok. Betinanya bewarna kuning hitam.
Photographed the Termite Mound artificial structure at the Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park located on Discovery Island in Bay Lake in Orange County Florida U.S.A
Mound-building termites are a group of termite species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites live in Africa, Australia and South America. The mounds sometimes have a diameter of 30 metres. Most of the mounds are in well-drained areas.
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We've had some hot weather lately and that always brings out the termites. This particular morning they were gathering in the millions (and then some) in the gently swirling eddies below the clifftops. Would they show up in a photo? Only one way to find out. This is only a minute part of the whole. The numbers are beyond imagining.
the Meridian termite or as the locals call them ‘Magnetic’ Termite Mounds (Amitermes meridionalis) which produce unusual wedge-shaped mounds aligned in a roughly North-South direction. These mounds occur in large numbers on the black soil plains, which become waterlogged in the wet season.
Old build done for Hibernia. Meant to be a terraforming/mining vehicle utilised in rugged environments.
Termites in rotten wood of a tree hole
Bicentennial Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 2017
The lights on this termite mound in Emas National Park, Brazil, are from tiny click beetle larvae (Pyrearinus termitilluminans), which glow from burrows on the outside. The larvae do not blink on and off like fireflies, but leave their lights on, hoping to attract flying insects (like winged termites & ants), which they then grab with their sharp mandibles. When conditions are right, some mounds can glow with the lights of dozens of these larvae, turning the structures into Seussian-looking Christmas trees. The adult beetles also bioluminesce - and are not necessarily safe from predation by the larvae.
These termite mounds are only a few minutes from my Dundee Beach block in the Northern Territory of Australia. I captured this image using the focus stacking app on my Nikon D850, it consists of 17 images that I rendered using Helicon Focus 7 software.
Mechtober week 4!
Right on time... poor guy is a structural disaster and doesn't photograph well; so I piled on some bricks and called it a day. But it's done, I can stop looking at pictures of construction equipment when I lie in bed at night. Only 9 months till I botch next years mechtober!
Images of Australia: 57/100
The Magnetic Termite Mounds are unique and found exclusively in northern Australia. The mounds have a precise north-south orientation, with thin edges pointing north-south and broad backs facing east-west.
This alignment is a sophisticated temperature control mechanism that helps maintain optimal conditions for the termite colonies inside.
The termites construct these mounds using a mixture of saliva, sand, and droppings, The mounds can survive for 50 to 100 years and are complete with arches, tunnels, chimneys, insulation, and nursery chambers, that can all withstand decades of the harsh climate while maintaining perfect internal climate control.
One of Litchfield National Park's most impressive sights is the hundreds of termite mounds standing up to two metres high in a wide swathe of empty ground. Up to 100 years old, these structures are unique to the northern parts of Australia and Litchfield National Park, 120 kilometres south of Darwin.
Magnetism or magnets have nothing to do with it. This arrangement is nature’s answer to the problem of termite air conditioning. By aligning themselves with the journey of the sun, these termites ensure that the temperature stays even over the course of the ferociously hot day and subsequent cold night.
Best viewed large.
Explore #107
Southern Harvester Termite Soldier
Photographed at ~6.5x magnification.
Canon 6D, MPE-65, TC 1.4X, total RR 6.5
ISO 100, F/3.5, 0.4s, 157 images stacked in Zerene
YS-type DIY LED tunnel light. Beetle diffuser material for tunnel.
ZS, PS, Capture 1
Cape Town, South Africa
A winged termite has come to a soggy end. The white circles are bubbles of air on the lower surface of the wings. Winged termites take to the air after rain on a nuptial flight looking for a partner. Not a happy end for this one!
These little cuties were preparing to spend the night with their family group in a large termite mound. At just 18-28 cm, these are Africa's smallest carnivore.
Tarangire National Park, Manyara, Tanzania, East Africa.
We waited patiently near this termite mound, now the den of a family of banded mongoose, until the curious pups finally appeared. Masai Mara, Kenya.
After the fly and the ants, here are the termites ...
Après la mouche et les fourmis, voici les termites ...