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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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Black/brown egg mass on my window
Copyright © 2011 mommyc

Black/brown egg mass on my window
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
March 9, 2011
Size: 2 inches, diameter
Found this mass inside my house, about 2 inches diameter, some are dropped on the floor.
All of my windows have screens, did not notice any bugs inside of my house.
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Contributed by mommyc on 10 March, 2011 - 2:16pm
Last updated 13 March, 2011 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Seems to me that this is worth keeping. If other editors feel differently, they should feel free to frass the frass. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 March, 2011 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Absolutely without question d
Absolutely without question drywood termites.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 13 March, 2011 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Not to alarm you, but
they look rather like Termite fecal pellets.

Let's see if anyone else agrees--or has a different suggestion.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 March, 2011 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Sure does
look like termite fecal pellets to me too, google search images on the topic and looks like an exact match...
… Guy A. Hanley, 10 March, 2011 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Although the photo isn't very clear, when I look at the full-sized image I think I can make out the concave surfaces ((1), p. 435) on a few of the pellets scattered to the right of the main pile. I believe these would be drywood termites (Kalotermitidae).
… Charley Eiseman, 10 March, 2011 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

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