termite mounds
Towering colony structures
Termite mounds are the large earthen structures built by certain termite species, rising from the ground like towers or chimneys.
These mounds house elaborate tunnel systems and chambers where the colony lives, and their architecture regulates temperature and airflow.
Some reach heights of twenty feet or more.
Engineers study them as models of natural ventilation.
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- worker casteColony's laboring social rank
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
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