They live in small family groups containing at least one adult male and female, with one or two immature birds, though they sometimes gather in larger flocks to exploit a major food supply such as an ant or termite nest.
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Twisting sideways in his saddle, Castaneda entertains riders by pointing out a soaring cactus at least 500 years old, chicle trees used to make chewing gum and termite nests that have thrived in the decades since anteaters were wiped out by fur traders.
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The termite nest is an ideal temperature for raising young and provides protection from predators of the bats . " N . corniger " repair the damage made to the nest by the bat meaning that the males have to constantly maintain the roost.
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Mole rats and ants live in underground burrows; wasps, bees, and some termites build above-ground hives; thrips and aphids inhabit galls ( neoplastic outgrowths ) induced on plants; ambrosia beetles and some termites nest together in dead wood; and snapping shrimp inhabit crevices in marine sponges.
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Their tunnels consists of an upper tier of subsurface burrows used for foraging and a lower tier with inter-connecting chambers used for resting and raising young ( except the Namib ( " Eremitalpa granti namibensis " ) who swims " through the desert in search for termite nests.
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In sheer numbers, they are reputed to be one of the most abundant of all macroscopic animals, with estimates of 100, 000 individuals per square meter of ground, essentially everywhere on Earth where soil and related habitats ( moss cushions, fallen wood, grass tufts, ant and termite nests ) occur.
