Insects
Other insects
Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
Sighting 4594827

Unidentified

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Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Sep 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Sep 2024
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Unidentified 20 Sep 2024 ConBoekel

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Mound formed around a stump.

5 comments

DonFletcher wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
How hard was it when you kicked it Con?
DonFletcher wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
ConBoekel wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
I didn't know there was a kick test. Should I do these routinely?
DonFletcher wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
Hi @ConBoekel, I can usually distinguish the mounds of the two local mound building termite species on appearance but the best test is whether it the mound is soft (Nasutitermes exitiosus) or hard (Coptotermes lacteus). This mound is hard to ID on appearance alone.
ConBoekel wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
No worries. I'll give it a go.

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