General Description

Head pear-shaped and yellow with darker, smooth thin jaws (mandibles). Body up to 7 mm long.

Biology

Subterranean Termites are destructive and a major pest of buildings and trees. They are difficult to detect because they travel through wood, under the ground and in covered tunnels above ground. The soldier caste produce a milky defensive fluid from an opening (fontanelle) at the front of head.

Distribution

Mainland Australia.

Habitat

Nests in stumps, poles and trees.

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