Speaking of termites, or maybe it was ants, did anyone see the special on TV where they poured concrete into a ground-based nest and let it cure for a month? Then they came back and excavated all the dirt from around the hardened concrete.
It was amazing; the thing was huge, and very complex.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."