Termite nests

 

 

Termite nests could be subterranean, arboreal, and epigeal (rising above the ground). Epigeal nests are also called mounds. The arboreal and epigeal nests are among the most impressive structures in the animal world, and made out of soil particles, faeces, or chewed up wood (carton). The nests are temperature-controlled environments surrounded by an intricate network of tunnels and passages; the central parts contain chambers for the egg-producing queen, eggs, food, and fungal gardens. Shape of termite nests may be species-specific. We only have images of arboreal nests of the conehead termites, subfamily Nasutitermitinae (Termitidae). Identification of Nasutitermes nests is based on the publications by Thorne (1981) and Scheffrahn et al. (2005, 2006).

 

Conehead Termites or Nasute Termites (Nasutitermitinae)

 

		D27365 Nest of conehead termite (Nasutitermes corniger) Turquoise Bay, Roatán Islas de la Bahía, Honduras Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D31404 Nest of conehead termite (Nasutitermes ephratae) Brasso Seco, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D48575 Nest of conehead termite (Nasutitermes rippertii) South Bimini Biminis, The Bahamas Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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