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Soldier Termite

Microtermes

Description:

Painful sting/bite, in groups of at least 8-10, two pincers

Habitat:

Small park

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3 Comments

Guy Fischman
Guy Fischman 7 years ago

Thanks Felix! That appears to be exactly what they are. Good to see their bite isn't dangerous.

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 7 years ago

You don't mention the size, but it looks like a soldier termite of the macrotermes genus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroterme...

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Guy Fischman

Singapore

Spotted on Sep 3, 2016
Submitted on Sep 3, 2016

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