Termite Workers and Soldier (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Termite Workers and Soldier

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These are Orthognathotermes workers, with a soldier in the middle. The guts of the workers -- which contain millions of micro-organisms including thousands of separate species -- can be seen easily through their translucent skin.

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Jan Šobotník

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