1.   Other hive worlds are poisoned wildernesses punctuated by rearing plasteel termite mounds, vertical cities that punch through the clouds.

2.   At the Cleveland Zoo, for example, the giant anteaters must dig into an artificial termite mound to find their daily rations hidden in tubes in the mound.

3.   Africa owes its termite mounds a lot.

4.   He takes refuge atop a giant termite mound or in the crook of a tree.

5.   Nearer, a superb starling, named for its brilliant blue feathering, flits among termite mounds that impersonate rusty fire hydrants.

6.   Other animals frequent termite mounds for their salt, because the upturned earth in the mound brings salty deposits to the surface.

7.   Termite mounds are marvels of engineering.

8.   The animals will hunt for food in a mock termite mound and be allowed to spray the observing crowd with a mister.

9.   The grasslands come complete with sausage trees, manmade termite mounds and other touches that serve the illusion.

10.   The third sample, a red soil from termite mounds, was collected in Zimbabwe, where it is eaten to soothe upset stomachs.