Giant Termite (Macrotermes sp.) mound on the rainforest floor near the Rio Shiripuno in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Macrotermes cultivate a fungus within t

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Giant Termite (Macrotermes sp.) mound on the rainforest floor near the Rio Shiripuno in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Macrotermes cultivate a fungus within their nest on which they feed.

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