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termites - Reticulitermes flavipes
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termites - Reticulitermes flavipes
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
April 12, 2011
Whoot! My first termites (besides that other one)!! I turned over a rotting log and there they were! This is unfortunately the best shot I could get because they scattered really quick and retreated to the dark recesses of the inner log.

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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 14 April, 2011 - 3:20pm
Last updated 19 April, 2011 - 8:41pm

Moved
R. flavipes is apparently the only subterranean species in your area. Otherwise they are really hard to tell apart from other species in this genus.

Moved from Isoptera (Termites).
… John Carlson, 19 April, 2011 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 April, 2011 - 1:59pm

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