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Arizona Dampwood Termite (Zootermopsis laticeps)
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Copyright © 2011
Salvador Vitanza
Soldier termites from a live pecan tree in El Paso County, Texas. -
Zootermopsis laticeps
Near Tornillo, Texas, El Paso County, Texas, USA
August 19, 2011
Size: ruler in inches
Collected from a hollow left by a dead branch in pecan tree from a commercial orchard.
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 19 August, 2011 - 7:00pm
Last updated 4 February, 2019 - 7:52am
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Yes, these are two soldiers that may have been guarding the opening while the workers were sealing off the colony located inside the dead wood.
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John Carlson
, 27 August, 2011 - 10:41am
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