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Termites - Reticulitermes
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Termites - Reticulitermes
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 20, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Found under a rock. Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 20 April, 2008 - 8:09pm
Last updated 21 April, 2008 - 4:47pm

Reticulitermes sp.
Should be one of the subterranean termites, genus Reticulitermes. Nice shot shows all the 'castes' for this colony (workers, soldiers, alates)!
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 April, 2008 - 4:04pm

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