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Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
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Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

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Order Isoptera - Termites

winged termites Pacific Dampwood Termite - Zootermopsis angusticollis Termite Dunno - Zootermopsis angusticollis Zootermopsis nevadensis - male Subterranean Termite found hanging in livingroom Swarming Termites
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Isoptera (Termites)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sometimes considered a suborder of the Dictyoptera--including mantids and cockroaches.
Numbers
Insects of Cedar Creek lists 44 North American species in four families.