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January 27, 2019
08:25 PM HKT
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December 15, 2020
03:29 PM -03
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January 15, 2024
07:37 PM UTC
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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October 22, 2021
08:28 PM UTC
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December 9, 2020
11:06 AM CET
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September 14, 2021
11:37 PM SAST
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September 14, 2021
08:44 PM -03
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March 6, 2021
05:12 PM UTC
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September 9, 2021
07:14 PM UTC
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August 19, 2019
02:21 PM 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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May 19, 2021
06:21 AM UTC
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March 22, 2021
07:02 AM CET
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October 19, 2019
09:08 AM CEST
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July 11, 2020
02:33 PM SAST
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August 14, 2019
08:16 AM CAT
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August 10, 2019
10:36 PM -03
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August 21, 2019
01:22 PM CAT
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June 1, 2019
04:47 PM AWST
Description
She-oak-collecting Termites
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May 6, 2019
01:14 PM HST
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January 17, 2013
06:41 AM SAST
Description
Termite
Alates attracted to light before te irst rains of the season. Body length about 18mm
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September 19, 2018
07:44 PM UTC
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March 18, 2019
07:31 PM UTC
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April 3, 2014
07:30 PM SAST
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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February 7, 2019
02:52 AM HST
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June 3, 2014
04:49 PM CEST
Description
Possibly Macrotermes sp.
This might have been the largest termite soldier I've ever seen.
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June 22, 2016
06:07 PM AKDT