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Light Southeastern Drywood Termite (Incisitermes snyderi)
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Copyright © 2010
Robert Lord Zimlich
Drywood Termite -
Incisitermes snyderi
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 15, 2010
Perhaps a beetle nymph ... or not?
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 19 May, 2010 - 7:59pm
Last updated 4 February, 2019 - 6:28pm
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Zhao J
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 29 May, 2010 - 4:05pm
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Rove Beetle, I think.
Maybe others will be able to narrow it down (or correct me if I'm wrong).
BTW... Strictly speaking, beetles don't have "nymphs." They undergo complete metamorphosis, from wingless larva to winged adult.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 19 May, 2010 - 8:03pm
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Termite
I consider Rove beetles to be termite-mimics, which is generally a bad strategy, because everything eats termites. But they do look very much alike, and I have been fooled many times. Termites do have nymph stages, although this is an adult that has flown from its nest to find a mate and start a new colony. This one has already shed its wings. Unless of course this is a species of Rove beetle that is a particularly good termite-mimic!
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John Carlson
, 19 May, 2010 - 9:28pm
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Formosan subterranean termite?
Are there any other termite species found in Mobile that have reproductives that are this light in color?
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Domingo Zungri
, 19 May, 2010 - 11:00pm
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Probably Formosan
I agree that with the light color and the location, this is almost certainly a Formosan termite. There are probably more reliable characters to differentiate the genera on a reproductive caste termite, but I don't know what those characters are other than those found on the wings..
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John Carlson
, 21 May, 2010 - 6:32pm
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Wow. It never even entered my mind...
And to think that I identified a newly wingless termite alate just a day or two ago. Shows what happens when one jumps to conclusions, I guess. Many thanks for helping to keep me honest! (And my apologies for the misdirection, Robert.)
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 19 May, 2010 - 9:32pm
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