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Termites of Singapore

After Hong Kong, I traveled to Singapore to work with Carl Baptista and Saqib Chinoy (Origin Exterminators) on various termite research projects, including a survey of Singapore’s termites. Below are pictures of some species we’ve collected so far in the southern part of Singapore and various termite damage pictures.

PHOTOGRAPHS (click to enlarge)
Amitermes dentatus (2 pictures) Macrotermes carbonarius Macrotermes gilvus
Globitermes globosus (2 pictures) Termes rostratus (2 pictures)
Microtermes pakistanicus (2 pictures) Odontotermes nr. oblongatus (2 pictures)
Nasutitermes sp. Microcerotermes crassus Pericapritermes buitenzorgi (2 pictures)
Coptotermes travians & C. curvignathus C. travians carton nest material M. carbonarius foraging on ground
M. gilvus mound M. gilvus mud tubes on tree Saqib holding M. crassus nest C. travians damage
Reason why ceiling fell Soldier size comparison: (from left to right)
C. formosansus (H.K.), M. barneyi (H.K.), M. gilvus (Sing.), Neotermes sp. (H.K.), M. carbonarius (Sing.)
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Last Updated: 01 November 2003