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Termite

Description:

Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera, but are now accepted as the infraorder Isoptera, of the cockroach order Blattodea.

Habitat:

Short cutted grass inside Skukuza camp in Kruger national park.

Notes:

Those termites were about to build a termite mound. There were just three holes in the ground, about 10cm deep, and a wall of a few centimeters of soil around them.

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2 Comments

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Hej there Lauren! Unf. I will not be able to shoot this termite construction again. But I will keep my eyes open for some other ones! I was told recently that there is a fungi growing on the termite mounds during March, and that fungi should taste like chicken! I have to see that one :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Nice pictures! Are you close enough to get a finished mound picture? That would be really neat to see!

Tiz
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Tiz

Mbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 18, 2013

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