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Cathedral Termite Mound

this one was over 6m high, that means more than 60 years old!! (1m every 10 years!). if the queen dies (she looks like a snale without house; the termites themself like ants, but are not relative to them at all) the termites of that mound die with her...
Kakadu National Park

November 9th 2007
hey there!! now, after visiting the outback and seeing how hard the life can be because of the heat and the dryness, we got to the humidity (85%) combined with heat (41 C!). I now realize how much i've travelled, how big the distances have been and how different the landscape is after a day drive. I would rather say that australia is composed of many different countries!! by the way, that's the ab ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park » Jabiru

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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