Termite mounds photographed in the red soil of the Rooirand area, Namibia. Termites are social insects that live in hierarchical colonies of up to sev

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Termite mounds photographed in the red soil of the Rooirand area, Namibia. Termites are social insects that live in hierarchical colonies of up to several million individuals and in which several egg laying queens may exist. They feed on wood and other plant fibres.

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Photo credit: © SINCLAIR STAMMERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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