Editing Nest (section)

===Effects on environment===
Nest building can have a substantial impact on the environment in which animals live. The combined [[digging]] activity of [[termite]]s and [[mole-rat]]s in [[South Africa]] has created a "mima prairie" landscape marked by huge areas of flat land punctuated by mounds {{convert|30|m|ft}} wide and {{convert|2|m|ft}} high. Similar structures exist in the [[United States]], created by [[pocket gopher]]s, and [[Argentina]], rodents of the genus ''[[Ctenomys]]''.

====Lasting effects====
Nests constructed by [[megapode]] birds have been mistaken for [[anthropological]] features by professionals, due to their exceptional height ({{convert|10|m|ft|disp=x| [|]}}) and abundance (hundreds in a single location).<ref name=Hansell />