Recently I've been seeing a lot of these termites in my yard and I was wondering what species they are, all the ants in my yard are feasting on them, even the smaller species
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Termites on Ground In Arizona
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Froggy
, Jun 16 2020 8:59 AM
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Posted June 16 2020 - 8:59 AM
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Posted June 22 2020 - 4:56 PM
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Gnathamitermes sp.
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Posted June 22 2020 - 5:05 PM
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Do all termite genera end in ‘termes’?
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted June 22 2020 - 5:21 PM
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Do all termite genera end in ‘termes’?
Nope, not all termites, Zootermopsis sp. doesn't end with termes. that's the only one I know tho.
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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp. possibly infertile 
, Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi! 
Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen
Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii
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Posted June 22 2020 - 6:34 PM
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There’s a half a dozen or so valid genera that don’t end in termes. Archotermopsis, Zootermopsis, Hodotermopsis, Termitogeton, Eutermellus, Ceylonitermellus if I recall correctly.
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Posted June 22 2020 - 7:00 PM
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so there is termes, opsis, ton, and mellus as other genus-ending terms?
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
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