Saturday 30 January 2021

I study termites, AMA; I think their biology is super under appreciated. Here’s a photo I took of a pacific dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis) soldier. They can’t eat with these big mandibles, so they rely on anus-to-mouth or mouth-to-mouth gut fluid exchange from workers.

I study termites, AMA; I think their biology is super under appreciated. Here’s a photo I took of a pacific dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis) soldier. They can’t eat with these big mandibles, so they rely on anus-to-mouth or mouth-to-mouth gut fluid exchange from workers. submitted by /u/bugkween
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