Termites and their mounds are more ecologically important than was previously thought.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/termites-are-guardians-of-the-soil.html?ref=science&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/termites-are-guardians-of-the-soil.html?ref=science&_r=0