#TERMITES

[leather-field]

Drew all the Bound and discovered in the process that I am a massive hater of almost all patho 2 redesigns

[inkedberries]

there's just something about kids picking up the slack of a town that's failed them that speaks to me

[xabarik]

Brotherhood is done yay

Btw sorry, I'll do the subtitles late because my internet is down </3

[dimetrodone]

Termite digimon

[lilybug-02]

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HUGE ANT COLONY IN BRAZIL AND IT LOOKED LIKE A KINGDOM SO IN THEORY HALLOWNEST COULD BE REAL

I'm guessing you've never you seen West African Termite Mounds?

They are genuinely insane.

They even carbon-dated a set of four mounds in the Congo’s Miombo Woods and found them to be between 680 and 2200 years old. [via] HOLY SH*T

[spiny-ant]

THE BADASS BUG BRACKET BEGINS

Welcome to the BADASS BUG BRACKET!! Bug lovers will unite to vote for the sickest looking little guy in nature! This competition is based solely on the bugs appearance, NOT their abilities or behavior. However, propaganda will be permitted.

RULES

Scientific name MUST be provided with submission

Maximum of 3 submissions per person

NO BUG HATE

DISQUALIFIED TYPES OF BUG

Spiders

Slugs

Snails

Leeches

Crabs

Lobsters

Shrimp

Scorpions

There are 32 SLOTS TO FILL and 5 DAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR FIGHTERS. GET CRACKIN!

[bugboymichael]

my hungry ass could not work at the timber mill

[seabeck]

Termites

[55ks55]

Mother, tell me so I say..

In case someone does not know, in the Russian version of Pathologic, Murky name is Mishka (bear). And Sticky since he is the son of Burakh, he is also a kind of "bear" personally, in my opinion.. Also in the Russian version, his name is Spikha (matches). Grace name is Laska, Which on the one hand means kindness, but on the other hand it is an animal - weasel. The Khan is a Dogheads, He wears the mask of one of his "clanmates". Taya Tycheek is associated with bulls and she is the "leader" of the Kin. And Notkin is one of the Soul-and-a-halve, And his pet and soul is a gray cat named Jester. But Capella, I'm not sure if she is related to the animal, personally I see a bird in her.

[cicadian-rhythm]

i love you ants

i love you wasps

i love you bees

i love you weevils

i love you beetles

i love you butterflies

i love you moths.

i love you caddisflies

i love you cockroaches

i love you crickets

i love you grasshoppers

i love you katydids

i love you diplurans!

i love you dragonflies

i love you damselflies

i love you earwigs

i love you fleas

i love you flies

i love you water scorpions

i love you aphids

i love you cicadas

i love you lacewings

i love you lice

i love you mantises

i love you mayflies

i love you alderflies

i love you scorpionflies

i love you stoneflies

i love you termites

i love you thrips

i love you assassin bugs

i love you bedbugs

i love you giant water bugs

i love you stink bugs

i love you leaf insects

i love you spiders

i love you scorpions

i love you mosquitos

i love you mosquito hawks

i love you daddy long legs

i love you ticks

i love you millipedes

i love you centipedes

i love you maggots

i love you locusts

i love you hornets

i love you yellow jackets

i love you ladybugs

i love you pillbugs

i love you giant isopods

i love all of the creepy crawlies and bugs and insects and arachnids... i love you guys...

[life-on-our-planet]

Compass termites are named for the structures they build, which are always oriented with their main axis running north to south. This ensures that the colony receive extra warmth from the sun in the morning and evening, and less sun at midday when it's the hottest. ©Frankenscience

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[xabarik]

You've left your home forever You found yourself in someone else And now you've grown Гр. Полухутенко - Дом

My prickly skin is a sad memory I know more about death than you can imagine Flëur - Шиповник

⁺ ˖˚࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ ⁺ I miss my home and my childhood I hope you're doing well <З

[mindblowingscience]

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. The method, detailed in the Journal of Economic Entomology, uses a pleasant-smelling chemical released by forest trees called pinene that reminds western drywood termites of their food. They follow the scent to a spot of insecticide injected into wood. "We saw significant differences in the death rates using insecticide alone versus the insecticide plus pinene," said UCR entomologist Dong-Hwan Choe, who led the discovery. "Without pinene, we got about 70% mortality. When we added it in, it was over 95%."

Continue Reading.

[jupiterswasphouse]

I've just recently learned about the termite subfamily Nasutitermitinae! and I want to take a moment to talk about their soldier caste, because, I mean... Look at these guys:

[Image Source: Taxonomic Notes on Nasutitermes and Bulbitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from the Sunda region of Southeast Asia based on morphological and molecular characters | Image ID: Four photos of soldier termites of the Nasutitermitinae subfamily, genus Nasutitermes, showing their heads from above. They have particularly round heads with pointed "noses" /End ID.]

'Why are they shaped like that?' you may be asking, and, as it turns out, that charming little nose is actually a means for chemical warfare! It's referred to as a "fontanellar gun" (likely meaning "fountain gun", alternatively called the nasus), and these termites use it to fire a sort of glue, or ant repellent depending on species. In fact, the accuracy of this shot is quite remarkable, as termites are blind!

[Image Source: The Nasutitermitinae termites, Termite Web | Image ID: A photo of more termites of the subfamily Nasututitermitinae, focusing on a large, major soldier amongst smaller, minor soldiers and worker termites]

[spiny-ant]

Cool bugs I saw at the carnegie museam today! + some dioramas of termites and ants!!!!