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Mojave Desert termites - Gnathamitermes
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Mojave Desert termites - Gnathamitermes
Primm, Clark County, Nevada, USA
September 15, 2012
Found by breaking off a piece of "shell" termites constructed on the outside of a dead Joshua Tree (also frequently seen around branches of creosote bushes, and other vegetation).

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Contributed by zacharycava on 3 December, 2012 - 4:22pm

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Gnathamitermes, or "desert encruster termites".
… Charley Eiseman, 3 December, 2012 - 4:40pm

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