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Syntermes
''Syntermes'' is a genus of large Neotropical higher termites within the subfamily Syntermitinae. The genus is found only in South America where members are distributed widely throughout the continent, being found from the tropical rainforests of Colombia to the savannas of Brazil and Northern Argentina. Most known species forage in the open and collect either leaf or grass litter which is stored in subterranean chambers for later consumption. The nests are primarily subterranean with epigeal mound A mound is a wikt:heaped, heaped pile of soil, earth, gravel, sand, rock (geology), rocks, or debris. Most commonly, mounds are earthen formations such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. A mound may be any rounded ... structures built from loose dirt of varying compactness. Some species, such as '' Syntermes dirus'', construct highly impressive mounds with the most well known being found in a large complex of mounds spanning an area the size of Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syntermes Bolivianus
''Syntermes'' is a genus of large Neotropical realm, Neotropical Termitidae, higher termites within the subfamily Syntermitinae. The genus is found only in South America where members are distributed widely throughout the continent, being found from the Amazon rainforest, tropical rainforests of Colombia to the savannas of Cerrado, Brazil and Argentina, Northern Argentina. Most known species forage in the open and collect either leaf or grass litter which is stored in subterranean chambers for later consumption. The nests are primarily subterranean with epigeal Mound-building termites, mound structures built from loose dirt of varying compactness. Some species, such as ''Syntermes dirus'', construct highly impressive mounds with the most well known being found in a large complex of mounds spanning an area the size of Great Britain in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. The mounds in this complex average 2.5 meters tall and 9 meters wide and are estimated to be as old as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |