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As we drive the Stuart Highway from Darwin to the Kakadu National Park, I’m intrigued by the number of Ant hills along the way. The four-hour drive presented mounds upon mounds of these tall mud cathedrals. So I wonder? What do you call a group of termite mounds? Perhaps a cluster of termite mounds, a suburb of Anthouses or a colony of anthills?  There are many explanations of the ant colony, including the types of ants, starting with the queen, the drones (males), the princesses, workers, and soldiers. The groups can be called an army, a nest or a swarm. But in this case, we are talking about multiple groups—a super colony of termites.  Last year, I posted about the Magnetic termite patches, where they build their nests structurally pointing North. Most of what I saw today looked like a Giant walnut sticking out of the ground—a tall mound of mud with vents.

I assume it’s due to the mid-day heat, where the vents keep the nest cool. Perhaps I’m wrong. The structure of the nest is complicated and not for this post.

So here I wonder about how the natural terrain looks so empty and wasteful on the surface, but there are billions of life entities outside that car window.

It may look like a wasteland, but it’s not. Life is amazing.