Termites are very vulnerable to the elements. Only the winged adults develop compund eyes and thick skins to enable them to move easily outside the nest. Kyogle, NSW.
An unkown larva moves through a group of foraging termite workers inside a rotting tree limb. Kyogle, NSW.
Termite workers lay down debris on orange globs of poo to rebuild a tunnel on a tree trunk. Totally organic building and the tree seemed ok even with a huge termite nest halfway up its trunk. Biggenden, QLD.