Desert Dampwood Termite

Paraneotermes simplicicornis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Kalotermitidae

Paraneotermes simpliconies is a type of termite, found in the drylands of North America, like the Death Valley. It mostly lives and feeds on rotten and fallen Joshua trees. Its main predators are birds like cactus wren.

Distribution

Desert Dampwood Termite — (c) Jake Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jake Nitta · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 15

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Jake Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jake Nitta · CC-BY DescriptionParaneotermes simplicicornis, Wikipedia contributors

Desert Dampwood Termite

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