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Isoptera, possibly Subterranean termites? - Gnathamitermes
Copyright © 2010 Lynn Monroe

Isoptera, possibly Subterranean termites? - Gnathamitermes
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
May 1, 2010
This photo shows a larger reproductive nymph (BL~ 7.5-8) and a smaller brown-headed termite about 4.5 mm. Is the smaller one with the dark head possibly a soldier or soldier nymph?

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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 30 June, 2010 - 10:04pm
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