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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Rottenwood Termites (Archotermopsidae) » Dampwood termites (Zootermopsis)
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Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - female
Copyright © 2013 Stephen Hart

Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - Female
Mouth of the Elwha River, Clallam County, Washington, USA
May 4, 2013
While photographing the first termite colony I found today, this fearsome warrior climbed out.
(Are the asymmetrical pincers the norm?)
More from this colony:


Also see, from a second colony I found not that far away:

Images of this individual: tag all
Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - female Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - female Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - female Termites 1 Soldier - Zootermopsis - female
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Contributed by Stephen Hart on 4 May, 2013 - 7:28pm
Last updated 3 February, 2019 - 8:00pm

Moved
Moved from Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites.
… Zhao J, 3 February, 2019 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Reticulitermes.
… Stephen Hart, 5 May, 2013 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

This looks
more like Zootermopsis to me.
… Domingo Zungri, 5 May, 2013 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

 
Added
I added some images from this same colony.
I can try to get more next week.

Meanwhile, I moved these images up a couple of taxa.

It would be cool if the two colonies I've posted on are different genera.
… Stephen Hart, 5 May, 2013 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

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