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Ancient Termite Metropolis Visible from Space Discovered in Brazil
May 5, 2025
Ancient Termite Metropolis Visible from Space Discovered in Brazil
Researchers have uncovered a vast network of termite mounds in northeastern Brazil, spanning 88,000 square miles—nearly the size of Great Britain, Earth.com reported. Built by Syntermes dirus termites over 4,000 years, the 200 million cone-shaped mounds are waste dumps from…