Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Termites


Order: Isoptera

Size range

  • Adult length 8 mm, including wings

Distribution

  • New Zealand and introduced species

Life History

  • Social insects
  • Feed on decaying wood
  • Dry and damp wood types
  • Sometimes called white ants, but are not closely related to ants

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