The oldest termite nest discovered is believed to be from the Upper Cretaceous in West Texas, where the oldest known faecal pellets were also discovered.
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Their limbs have five toes each with the fore feet having three long, curved claws, which are designed to demolish termite nests and to dig burrows.
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The precise nesting details of many African barbets are not yet known, although peculiarly among the Piciformes, some sociable species will nest in riverbanks or termite nests.
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It nests high in an occupied termite nest or decaying tree trunk, with a typical clutch of three white or bluish-white eggs laid in a chamber reached by an ascending tunnel.
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The old blacksmith, the tennis court ( made by hand from termites nests and river water ), the first bakery, Cribb and Foote s store, the earliest churches, have all gone.
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And in one episode ants came close to termite nest, but stopped their raid becose of sunset / evening, returned to temporarily nest and only reached termites next day and attacked them.
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Like other stingless bees, " T . angustula " finds pre-existing cavities, such as holes in tree trunks, cavities in walls, or even abandoned ant or termite nests, for their new nest sites.
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However, some species are eyeless, such as the Brazilian " Caecobunus termitarum " ( Grassatores ) from termite nests, " Giupponia chagasi " ( Gonyleptidae ) from caves, and all species of the Guasiniidae.
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Although the unit was effectively down to only Pvt Ielias, he did not waver and found cover behind a mound of termites nests, which are extremely hard and known to be able to withstand direct fire.
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Some species are found in more unusual locations; for example, members of the genus " Volucella " can be found in bumblebee nests, while members of " Microdon " are myrmecophiles, found in ant or termite nests.
