termite nest

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termite
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɜː.maɪt/us
/ˈtɝː.maɪt/
a small tropical insect that ...
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nest
noun[C]
uk
/nest/us
/nest/
a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other animals to give birth or ...
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But the arm anatomy of an alvarezsaurid would require the animal to lie on its chest against atermitenest.
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Thetermitenestis an ideal temperature for raising young and provides protection from predators of the bats.
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The nest is a hole in a treetermitenest.
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The nest is a short burrow into a round chamber within an arborealtermitenest, around 1012 m (3040 ft) above the ground.
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The unlined nest is in a horizontal tunnel up to 40 cm long made in a river bank, earth heap, or occasionally an arborealtermitenest.
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This forest has numerous bromeliads and other epiphytes, as well as many arboreal termite nests, attached to the dead trees.
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It is a resident of tropical forests, where it nests in a hole in atermitenestor tree, with a typical clutch of two white eggs.
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Soil, wood, litter, termite nests, and arboreal microhabitats up to a height of 2 m above ground were sampled using a belt transect protocol.
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Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests.
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Most are monogamous and territorial, nesting in holes in trees or termite nests.
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It is mostly ground-dwelling, living in termite nests and on or under rocks and logs.
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Several bird species including trogons, puffbirds and parakeets also form nests in termite nests.
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They excavate in arboreal termite nests or epiphytic ferns.
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Many species use termite nests, possibly to reduce the conspicuousness of the nesting site or to create a favourable microclimate.
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A quarter of all kingfishers nest in disused termite nests.
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These snakes live underground in ant and termite nests.
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Its diet mainly consists of ants and termites, which it finds by tearing open anthills and termite nests, both subterranean and mound-type.
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Low shrubs, rocks and termite nests may also be used as vantage points.
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These termite nests are common in forest species.
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The female emerald tree monitor lays her eggs in arboreal termite nests.
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