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Termite - Epifamily Termitoidae - Tenuirostritermes cinereus
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Termite - Epifamily Termitoidae - Tenuirostritermes cinereus
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 16, 2017

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Contributed by Art Prennace on 17 November, 2017 - 1:03pm
Last updated 29 March, 2022 - 12:20pm

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Moved from Tenuirostritermes.
… Zhao J, 29 March, 2022 - 12:20pm

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Moved from Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites.
… Steven Wang, 23 January, 2019 - 8:04am

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Nasute soldiers. The "snout" is used for spraying defensive fluids.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 November, 2017 - 6:18pm

found traveling along margin
found traveling along margin of sidewalk next to loose garden soil. Two primary types in the group. The smaller were more numerous and quite active spraying a fine mist around the larger ones.
… Art Prennace, 17 November, 2017 - 1:08pm

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