Unidentified termite at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Termitoidae (informal group) | 17 Aug 2025 | KimberiRP | ||
| Nasutitermes (genus) | 3 Oct 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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2 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
3 Oct 2023
Hi Alison, Nasutitermes genus termites are commonly called 'gluegun' termites because the soldiers have a single pointed snout which can produce a droplet of sticky corrosive liquid (no visible jaws). I cant see a soldier in this image to enable identification, but the workers dont look right for the Nasutitermes species I am used to. Its easy to identify the mound building species. There are only two and their mounds are different. Was this photo inside a mound? Do you have any more information or photos which could help with the ID?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.091445-35.254413
- Altitude 648.6m
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Sep 2023 11:32 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Termitoidae (informal group) Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Termitoidae (informal group) Scientific name
- Unidentified termite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1391m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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