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Is this a termite? - Oligotoma
Copyright © 2008 a10chief

Is this a termite? - Oligotoma
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Size: 1/2 inch
Seen a few of them around the house. Thought maybe termites, but I don't have any other warning signs of them. On this bug the abdomen is as long as the wings.
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Contributed by a10chief on 1 December, 2008 - 8:01pm
Last updated 8 June, 2009 - 10:30pm

Moved
Moved from Webspinners. ID by Dean Rider - more than likely the Black webspinner, but not certain
… john and jane balaban, 8 June, 2009 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Nope
It's actually a webspinner, Embiidina, probably the species Oligotoma nigra.
… Chris Grinter, 1 December, 2008 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
And
according to our info, it must be male, as it has wings.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 December, 2008 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

 
request
I'd be happy to reimburse shipping if I could get a few of these preserved in alcohol and sent to me...I have only read about them and never seen actual specimens, would be excellent additions to my teaching collection.
… Guy A. Hanley, 1 December, 2008 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Specimens
Anything for a fellow Nodak. How many would you like? Also, would 91% isopropyl work? I usually see about 2-3 of these a month in the house. Thank you Chris for the identification.
… a10chief, 1 December, 2008 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

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