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Pacific coast dampwood termite

Zootermopsis angusticollis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Zootermopsis angusticollis is a species of termite (Order: Blattodea (formerly 'Isoptera)[1]') in the family Archotermopsidae, a group known as the Pacific dampwood termites, or the rottenwood termites. As their name suggests, the dampwood termites can only survive by living off of wood that contains high amounts of moisture. They are found along the wet environments of the Pacific coast of North America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 1