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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Drywood and Dampwood Termites (Kalotermitidae)
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Regular circular pile of tiny eggs
Copyright © 2015 rlock

Regular circular pile of tiny eggs
La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 11, 2015
Size: 0.3 mm
I found a regular circular pile of 0.3x0.5 mm eggs in my dining room near an A/C vent. The pile is roughly the size of a quarter. The eggs are dry and resemble sand or fine grain. When viewed up close they are pill shaped with slight facets. There was another pile the day before but they were removed and a similar pile appeared overnight.
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Contributed by rlock on 11 October, 2015 - 4:08pm
Last updated 30 October, 2015 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Tracks, Sign, and Other Mysteries.

Ken's right.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 October, 2015 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Regular circular pile of tiny eggs
Thanks Charley. Ken's photo was convincing. Thanks for helping out.

Cheers,

Rob Lock
… rlock, 1 November, 2015 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 October, 2015 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

They resemble drywood termite pellets
See the second image here.

Others may have different ideas.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 October, 2015 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Regular circular pile of tiny eggs
Thanks Ken,

Took me awhile to reply. I had to figure out how on the site. Thanks for the image. The good news is you found out its termites, the bad news is its termites. I really do appreciate you helping figure out the mystery. Looks like I have a tenting in my future.

Cheers,

Rob Lock
… rlock, 1 November, 2015 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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