image: This shows blue and white workers of Neocapritermes taracua. The picture shows two soldiers, two white workers and three blue workers with two blue spots between their thorax and abdomen. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the July 27, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Jan Šobotnik at Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic, and colleagues was titled, “Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers.” view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of R. Hanus]