Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa

Query: termitidae

Result: 2^nd of 4

Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes kempae.jpg

Subject:	Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes kempae.jpg
Poster:	Martin Kramer (mkramer@wxs.nl)

MKramer-Nasutitermes kempae-African Termites-soldiers.jpg

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Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes_kempae.jpg

Nasutitermes kempae
A Termitid Termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) of South Africa

Scientific Classification
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Isoptera
Family: Nasutitermitidae
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae
Genus: Nasutitermes
Tribe: Procornitermitini

Soldiers of a termite species, Nasutitermes kempae found in Africa, cluster around the entrance to a foraging tube that has been opened to allow for photography. The snouts of four of the soldiers point in the general direction of the camera. This orientation is not accidental. Although termites are blind, the soldiers have oriented in response to air currents caused by the photographer's movement.

Martin Kramer

mkramer@wxs.nl
http://home.wxs.nl/~mkramer/

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