Snouted termite, Gluegun termite at Bonner, ACT
Identification history
| Nasutitermes sp. (genus) | 24 Sep 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Coptotermes sp. (genus) | 24 Sep 2024 | MegFluke |
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3 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
24 Sep 2024
Hi @yomama you can see the soldiers have 'gluegun' type pointed snouts, and no visible jaws. That puts them in the genus Nasutitermes. The local mound building species of Nasutitermes is N. exitiosus but this is not a mound so we dont know if these are exitiosus or a different Nasutitermes.
MegFluke
wrote:
25 Sep 2024
Hi Don, thanks for your help with this ID! There was a mound at the end of the old fallen tree right nearby, would it be possible for multiple Nasutitermes species to be in close proximity to one another? I will go back and have a look at the mound over the weekend and report back!
DonFletcher
wrote:
25 Sep 2024
@yomama These are probably from the mound but it is usually hard to be sure. If you send a photo of the mound we can probably make that a record of N. exitiosus because there are only two local mound building species and their constructions are usually distinctive.
Location information
- Places Bonner, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- MegFluke Recorded by
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Insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects MegFluke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Nasutitermes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Snouted termite, Gluegun termite Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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