Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa

Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes_kempae.jpg

Nasutitermes kempae
A Termitid Termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) of South Africa

Scientific Classification
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Isoptera
Family: Nasutitermitidae
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae
Genus: Nasutitermes
Tribe: Procornitermitini

Soldiers of a termite species, Nasutitermes kempae found in Africa, cluster around the entrance to a foraging tube that has been opened to allow for photography. The snouts of four of the soldiers point in the general direction of the camera. This orientation is not accidental. Although termites are blind, the soldiers have oriented in response to air currents caused by the photographer's movement.

Martin Kramer

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Image Info		Original File Name: MKramer-Nasutitermes_kempae-African_Termites-soldiers.jpg File size : 151090 bytes File date : 1999:08:19 09:00:00 Resolution: 1082x768 Jpeg process : Baseline Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Posted Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 23:59:16 GMT
Author		Name (E-mail): Martin Kramer (mkramer@wxs.nl)
Subject		Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes_kempae.jpg


Description		Scans from Scientific American - Termites from Africa - nasutitermes_kempae.jpg Nasutitermes kempae A Termitid Termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) of South Africa Scientific Classification Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Uniramia Class: Insecta Order: Isoptera Family: Nasutitermitidae Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae Genus: Nasutitermes Tribe: Procornitermitini Soldiers of a termite species, Nasutitermes kempae found in Africa, cluster around the entrance to a foraging tube that has been opened to allow for photography. The snouts of four of the soldiers point in the general direction of the camera. This orientation is not accidental. Although termites are blind, the soldiers have oriented in response to air currents caused by the photographer's movement. Martin Kramer mkramer@wxs.nl http://home.wxs.nl/~mkramer/

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