Above we have a shot of one of the few species of termites who are responsible for creating didgeridoos.

They are called Tree-Piping Termites. (Coptotermes acinaciformis)

Another of our Didj-Termites. They are another species of termites which attack living trees.

Kingfishers took up residence in this arboreal termites nest.

We discovered this termite nest in Kakadu (Northern Territory) and pondered on these 'rock munching?' termites.

Here is a close-up of one of these tunnels. If you look closely on the large photo you will see the termites in great confusion, wondering where their roof went.

Termites are very light sensitive and also require a fairly high level of humidity. So they typically build tunnels out of a mix of chewed up plant fibres and mud as you can see here. They use these tunnels to get up trees until they find a broken off branch which then allows them to access the interior of the tree.

These giants are the home of Cathedral Termites. They are grass eating termites and cut up and store the grass in the outer area of the mound probably providing insulation from the hot sun.

Another Cathedral mound. This one could be up to 50 years old and is around five metres high.

Magnetic Termite Mounds.They are called this because they line their mounds up with the long axis north to south. They do this to create a steady temperature during the day.

Here we are facing east or west.

The large surface areas of the magnetic mounds will get only the morning and afternoon sun. While only the smaller surface areas will get the hot midday sun. And boy does it get hot then!

Our own outback Egypt. Termite nests are a very common sight along outback roads.

Floodplain Termite Mounds.

These termites are related to the magnetic termites as they do have slightly elongated mounds along the north south axis.

These mounds are called Floodplain Termite Mounds for the simple reason that they are build in areas which flood.

Last but not least we have one of the many characters which take shape from the mounds. What do you think this one looks like?

I think it's a little child playing hide and seek with their eyes covered.

You can find termite nests in the strangest places!!

These Cathedral Mounds are amongst the largest termite mounds build anywhere in the world. We love this photo as it looks like many ancient Gods on their thrones.