Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) femalenext to termite mound in forest, Nagarhole National Park, South India

David Noton / Chocolate Hills, Bohol, The Visayas, Philippines. February 2011.

Pete Oxford / Salt mounds and evaporation ponds (sea salt production plant started in the 1600's and worked by african slaves) Cargill Solar Salt Works, Pekelmeer lagoon, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) perched on top of a termite mound. Many pythons shelter in hollow termite mounds when not hunting. Queensland, Australia, February

Jabruson / Umbrella termite mound designed to repel heavy rain water, Mboko, Odzala NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jim Brandenburg / American Bison (Bison bison) male, Blue Mounds State Park, Minnesota

Jabruson / Termite mound cooling chimneys - savanna near Mboko, Odzala National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Morley Read / Termite (Macrotermes) mound on the rainforest floor, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Brood chambers inside a Termite (Isoptera) nest with workers tending eggs, Napo Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Slow motion. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Brood chambers inside a Termite (Isoptera) nest with workers tending eggs, Napo Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Slow motion. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Brood chambers inside a Termite (Isoptera) nest with workers tending eggs, Napo Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Slow motion. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Brood chambers inside a Termite (Isoptera) nest with workers tending eggs, Napo Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Slow motion. (non-ex)