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Eastern Subterranean Termite (Reticulitermes flavipes)
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Copyright © 2013
tom murray
Eastern Subterranean Termite -
Reticulitermes flavipes
Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 27, 2013
Is this a male termite that just lost its wings?
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tom murray
on 27 May, 2013 - 10:45pm
This one looks rather plump t
This one looks rather plump to have just flown. If it was with the queen you posted, he could have been her mate. Termites, well these termites anyway, live in unisex colonies, both sexes in about equal numbers among the castes. The "royal pair" mates for life.
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James C. Trager
, 30 May, 2013 - 11:07am
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It was with the queen
So this is probably her mate. Thanks James.
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tom murray
, 30 May, 2013 - 7:25pm
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