Conceptually similarJAMES H ROBINSONEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2333346BJ9166Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290647BF3346Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290649BF3348Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290648BF3347Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290650BF3349Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290651BF3350Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290652BF3351Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290654BF3352Rights ManagedSCOTT CAMAZINEEastern Subterranean TermiteSS2290653BF3353Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Worker and Soldier TermitesLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2517213Legacy Identifier:BV8927Description:Termite: Termites live in colonies in underground tunnels which they construct. The colony consists of different casts. Here we see a soldier and three worker termites. The large head of soldiers has a relatively thick cuticle and large mandible which are used to defend the colony against ants, their primary enemy. Workers, the most common caste, are charged with digging tunnels and chambers, cleaning the colony, farming fungus, and caring for the queen.Credit:David M. Phillips Ph.D. / Science SourceSize:2615px × 2196px (~16 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:animal-arthropod-caste-castes-destructive insect-four termites-insect-invertebrate-pest insect-reticulitermes-social insects-soldier termite-subterranean termite-subterranean termites-termite-termites-worker termiteModel release:N/AParent folder:17007
