Isoptera: Termitidae

Amitermes laurensis  

Mound-Building Termite (za) (Amitermes laurensis)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Moreton Telegraph Station, QLD (Sep, 2012)

The termites that build these mounds are sometimes called Magnetic Termites. The mounds point north-south suposedly to minimise the effect of the hot mid-day sun.

Further south the same termites do not build mounds aligned in such a manner.

Mound-Building Termite (za) (Amitermes laurensis)

Mound-Building Termite