Two termite workers inspect damage to their tunnel in rotting wood. Woodgate, Qld.
Termite worker amidst the detritus from a rotting log. Woodgate, Qld.
A young termite moves through a farm where the cows are scale insects and the fodder is a tree trunk. Kyogle, NSW.
A mess of winged termites try to escape down a hole when the nest is disturbed by the photographer. Woodgate, Qld.
A mess of winged termites try to escape down a hole when the nest is disturbed by the photographer. Woodgate, Qld.
Soldier Heterotermes termite in its sandy nest. Woodgate, Qld.
Termite workers inspect the space where part of their nest was. Kyogle, NSW.
Ant finds herself in a sticky situation after trying to raid a termite nest. Mundubbera, Qld.
Pheidole minor worker takes a termite home for dinner. Kyogle, NSW.
Nasute termites investigate a nest intrusion. Mapleton, Qld.
Soldiers investigate an opening in their tunnel system. Mapleton Falls, Qld.
A ring of nasute termites point their pointy bits at intruders. Mapleton, Qld.
Termite guard investigates a strange visitor. Mapleton, Qld.
Termite soldier attacks any threat with singular and fierce determination - in this case, it's me. Wilston, QLD.
This is what happens when you stick your finger in a termite hole. Wilston, QLD.
This mandibular termite has a hole in the front of it's head from which it secretes a white substance - presumably defensive. Also quite notable are the scissor-like mandibles which cross over one another as the termite snips blindly away at threats like clumsy human fingers. Wilston, Qld.
Angry termite soldier exudes a white defensive liquid after I disturbed it's nest. Bringing it out of it's warm, moist nest into dry and cold winter air has resulted in the condensation on it's back. Wilston, QLD.
Termites prepare to defend their nest after it's broken into by a clumsy photographer. Condensation accumulates as they leave the warm, moist atmosphere for the cool, dry air of the outside world. Wilston, Qld.
Worker termites move through a tunnell cross-section inside a rotting tree limb. Kyogle, NSW.
Termites forage inside a rotting tree limb. They need a certain amount of moisture to keep their thin skins from drying out and therefore are not likely to leave the nest. Kyogle, NSW.
Termites have recently been reclassified as social cockroaches. Kyogle, NSW.
Termites gather inside a hollowed out rotting tree limb for warmth. Kyogle, NSW.
Winged termites start to be produced by the colony once it reaches a certain size. These winged males and females will mate and start a new colony elsewhere. Kyogle, NSW.
Termites are very vulnerable to the elements. Only the winged adults develop compund eyes and thick skins to enable them to move easily outside the nest. Kyogle, NSW.
An unkown larva moves through a group of foraging termite workers inside a rotting tree limb. Kyogle, NSW.
Termite workers lay down debris on orange globs of poo to rebuild a tunnel on a tree trunk. Totally organic building and the tree seemed ok even with a huge termite nest halfway up its trunk. Biggenden, QLD.
Termite workers use poo for mortar as they repair a tunnel destroyed by yours truly. I felt bad but I learned more about termites! Biggenden, QLD.
Termites inspect damage done to their tunnel on the trunk of a tree. Mt Gayndah, QLD.
