These mounds go way back.

Researchers stand next to an ancient termite mound in South Africa. (Michele Francis/AP)
Purple wildflowers grow on termite mounds in South Africa. (Alastair Potts)
This is the inside of a termite mound. (Teneille Nel)
Yellow wildflowers grow on termite mounds in South Africa. (Alastair Potts)
These southern harvester termites live in South Africa. The wingless termites are workers. The winged ones can have babies. (© Tony Rebelo CC BY-SA)

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Yawn. Many people think termite mounds are dull. Then they learned some mounds are very old.

Termites still live in them. Woolly mammoths might have walked the Earth at the same time these mounds were built.

Pray: Thank God that He provides homes for His creatures year after year.

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People found ancient termite mounds in South Africa. They are thousands of years old. Many believe the mounds were around when saber-toothed cats roamed other parts of the Earth. Some mounds are around 100 feet across. The termite nests go as deep as 10 feet underground. These mound areas get little rain. Termites gather twigs and dead wood. They carry them back deep into the soil. That helps the ground. Many wildflowers can bloom on top of these termite homes.

“Man and beast you save, O Lord.” (Psalm 36:6)