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Photo by Rubens Araujo
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p.young713
Wow, can you imagine what damage it could do to a wooden structure? There must be thousands of termites in the nest?
Rubens Araujo
Yes,it is...normally the termites nests have 1,5 m ( 5 feet ).
p.young713
This is very interesting!! I have never seen such a big nest!!
rubens.luciano
This is a termite nest ??? It´s still "under construction" ?

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PublishedAugust 7, 2011

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