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yuchingtam

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July 13, 2013 07:59 PM HKT

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pedrohmartins

Date

November 25, 2015 02:30 PM -02

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andreasalimbeni

Date

November 29, 2022

Description

Here we have one of my favorite termites from the Macrotermitinae subfamily: Pseudacanthotermes spiniger! While slightly smaller than its congener P. militaris i personally find these more interesting, especially for the very peculiar morphology of the minor soldier: very fast, long-legged, darkly colored and with huge antennae it almost look and move more like an ant than a termite. They strongly contrast with the more "traditional-looking" major soldiers, who in this species sport especially distended abdomens in order to accomodate copious quantities of defensive secretion (note that having being disturbed during collecting, several of those in the pics already largely exuded said secretion).

Note that the date is rounded up and might be off by a few days at most.

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paula_eveline

Date

September 21, 2021 08:26 PM UTC

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b_akeret

Date

July 16, 2012 02:57 PM CEST

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Southern Harvester Termite (Microhodotermes viator)

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nicky

Date

August 28, 2021 02:51 PM SAST

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ester_p

Date

September 14, 2021 06:43 PM -03

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p_n

Date

September 12, 2015 10:15 AM UTC

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Harvester Termites (Family Hodotermitidae)

Date

September 9, 2021 12:32 PM SAST

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Southern Harvester Termite (Microhodotermes viator)

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karoopixie

Date

November 17, 2017 09:54 AM SAST

Description

An abundance of termites! Something in the air caused clouds of alates to emerge. This created a feast for others.

Some alates burrowing. Many tried to burrow in the same spot, even in Harvester Ant nests (see gif). This did not seem to bother the Messors unduly, but they were chased away by an ant which I think is an Anoplolepis.

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Blackmound Termite (Amitermes hastatus)

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biankefouche

Date

May 18, 2021 03:43 PM SAST

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mathiasdhaen

Date

March 21, 2021 03:53 PM CET

Place

Mbomou, CF (Google, OSM)

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mathiasdhaen

Date

October 17, 2019 07:33 AM CEST

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peters5001

Date

March 9, 2019 10:47 AM SAST

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Date

July 26, 2019 10:24 AM CET

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What

Mandibulate Nasute Termites (Subfamily Syntermitinae)

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diogoluiz

Date

October 5, 2016 11:58 AM HST

Description

Cornitermes cumulans

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Date

July 15, 2019 11:53 AM CET

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daniel_heald

Date

September 25, 2016

Description

She-oak-collecting Termites

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martin-acosta

Date

May 10, 2017 01:53 PM HST

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Termites (Epifamily Termitoidae)

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wynand_uys

Date

November 6, 2005

Description

Termite


Alates attracted to light before te irst rains of the season. Body length about 18mm

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mrlzam

Date

September 19, 2018 04:41 PM -03

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ruda

Date

March 18, 2019 04:27 PM -03

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tuli

Date

March 12, 2014

Description

termites re-building


termites rebuilding after the recent heavy rains in an area of young Dichrostachys cinerea near the game reserve entrance buildings.
Largest termites in photo 1 no longer than about 5mm or so

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dougbell

Date

February 7, 2019 09:13 AM +03

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jakob

Date

May 2014

Description

Possibly Macrotermes sp.

This might have been the largest termite soldier I've ever seen.

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muir

Date

June 3, 2016 07:48 PM EDT

Description

Giant soldier termites?

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