Odontotermes sp10

This is a mid size with soldiers at around 7 millimeters Odontotermes species are mound building. The head capsule is type 2 but less rectangular-ish. Workers are dimorphic and soldiers are monomorphic.

In this species the definitive tooth on the (left) mandibles is close to the base of the mandibles whereas commonly the characteristic tooth in the Odontotermes genus is around the middle of the mandibles to slightly after towards the tip.

Workers and soldiers of Odontotermes sp(10).

Soldier of Odontotermes sp.

Soldier of Odontotermes sp.

Soldiers of Odontotermes sp.

Soldiers of Odontotermes sp.

Soldier of Odontotermes sp.

Worker of Odontotermes sp.

Workers and soldier of Odontotermes sp.

Mound nest of Odontotermes sp.

Mound nest of Odontotermes sp.

See also:

Odontotermes.

Odontotermes sp2.

Odontotermes sp3.

Odontotermes sp4.

Odontotermes sp5.

Odontotermes sp6.

Odontotermes sp7

Odontotermes sp8

Odontotermes sp9

Odontoermes longignathus.

Taxonomy:
Domain: Eukaryota
Fungi/Metazoa
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Coelomata
Branch: Protostomia
Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Epiclass: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Dicondylia
Infraclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Orthopteroidea
Superorder: Dictyoptera 6970
Order: Blattodea 85823
Suborder: Isoptera 7499
Family: Termitidae 46569
SubFamily: Macrotermitinae 62955
Genus: Odontotermes 60587

Last Updated: 2013 12 31
First Posted: 2013 12 31
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Camponotus bedoti

Camponotus bedoti (Colobopsis group) is a small species of arboreal ants living inside tree branches and branchlets. Most of the Colobopsis group of Camponotus nests in living shrubs and trees.

This species is dimorphic. Like most species of the Colobopsis group the truncated head feature is minimally or not at all expressed in the minor workers and progressively more pronounced moving up in the size of the workers morphology. In this particular species only the queen and major workers have the truncated head feature. The main purpose (or function) of this head shape is to plug the entrance into the nest usually found in the core of branches and branchlets of shrubs and trees. In many cases (but not all) of the Colobopsis group the major workers primary role is as repletes and nest ‘defense’, with the minor (and median) workers handling most or all of the food foraging and brood care. The major workers also play the major role in the ‘carpentry work’ on the nests.

Minor worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Major worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Queen of Camponotus bedoti.

Major worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Major worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Major worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Gyne and major worker of Camponotus bedoti.

Minor workers of Camponotus bedoti.

Minor and major workers of Camponotus bedoti. with brood.

Minor and major workers of Camponotus bedoti with brood.

See also:

Camponotus genus
Camponotus parius

Camponotus gigas
Camponotus gilviceps

Camponotus sp (Colobopsis group)

Camponotus maculatus pallidus

Camponotus suandersi (Colobopsis group)

Taxonomy:

Top Node: cellular organisms
Superkingdom: Eukayota 2759
Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208 (aka Animalia)
(No Rank): Eumetazoa 6072
(No Rank): Bilateria 33213
(No Rank): Protostomia 33317
(No Rank): Ecdysozoa 1206784
(No Rank):Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
(No Rank): Mandibulata 197563
(No Rank): Pancrustacea 197562
Superclass: Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
(No Rank): Dicondylia 85512
(No Rank): Petrygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
(No Rank): Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Formicinae 7479

Tribe: Camponotini 72773
Genus: Camponotus 13390
Species: bedoti

Last Updated: 2013 12 12
First Posted: 2013 12 12

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