Snouted termite, Gluegun termite at Molonglo River Reserve
Identification history
| Nasutitermes sp. (genus) | 22 Oct 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Nasutitermes sp. (genus) | 22 Oct 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Oct 2020 | Kurt |
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User's notes
Termite hill surrounded by meat ant nest. Second photo shows a meat ant in top right corner.
2 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
30 Oct 2020
Of the two main mound building species of termite in the Canberra area, this mound looks typical of Nasutitermes exitosus. It is not the mound of the other species, Coptotermes lacteus. There is constant war between some ant species, including the common meat ants, and termites. It is not unusual to see a termite mound surrounded by a meat ant nest. Interestingly, this proximity can be maintained for at least a year.
Location information
- Maps Kama Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Kurt Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Nasutitermes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Snouted termite, Gluegun termite Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
