Indiv192
From BioDivBorneo2010
General Location:
General notes: (about the organism that will not change over time)
- A nest of termites found in a group of hard mounds at the base of a large tree. Several groups of 2 or 3 towers were found within centimeters of eachother but seperated by large roots. It is unclear whether these slightly physically seperated mounds represent different colonies or a single large colony perhaps connected underground or through the tree. The termites within the mounds (which were not easy to bust into!) were all pale white, and a mix of soldiers, workers, and juvenile reproductive males/females with developing wings. Soldiers had enlarged heads and a strangely-shaped mouth-part (see image). It is unclear what the function of this organ is...
Gender:
- M+F
Observations:
Determinations:
- Termite (morphotype: Termite Morphotype F, by: Kaz, confid: f+, date: 10 July 2010, det code: Det175)
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