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A lot of these under a manufactured home.
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Old 8/1/07, 1:15 AM
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Awesome photo!

I've never seen them grow up without a wall, thanks for the education.

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Old 8/1/07, 9:06 AM
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They make the "Little engine that could" look like it's napping.
They could give the EverReady bunny a run for his money.



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Old 8/1/07, 1:32 PM
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they sure do love that sandy soil huh
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You would be amazed at how many formations like this were present in the crawlspace.
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Here in california I have seen the Western Subterranean termite build tubes aprox. 6 inches wide and 3 ft tall soil to floor free standing.
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I went into a house in Imperial CA that had mudtubes from the floor to the ceiling. That was before I took photos on every job..
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Initally built an upward 8" free form, found a spider's web, the rest of the 12" free standing tube to the beam and climb up to the wood was simple. Total of about 5'



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Hard to tell, but it looks like they stopped at the PT plate, or did they go inside the wood at that point?
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They were certainly determined weren't they!
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