Termites

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:25 am

Recently after a rain I found these western subterranean termite sexuals flying.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:40 am

Excellent shots Gordon. Termites are very interesting once you get to know
about them.

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:04 pm

Good show, I've never seen these for real, and except in books, have never seen them pictured. Seem like they could use a bit more USM? Maybe sharpened at another size, then resized for this.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:46 am

With the exception of looking for protozoa in their gut, I never have given termites much thought, unless I see them flying around the house, then I give them lots of thought and call the exterminator.

The photos look a little hot Gordon but nice, thanks!

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:11 am

Many thanks for the comments, I tried a number of things to clean it up a bit. However these shots were at about the limit of my cameras capabilities and were about the best I could get on the fly as it were. However as always comments and suggestions are always welcome... and needed.