Termite
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Termites are a group of eusocial insects which consume a variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. They are distinguished by their beaded antennae
Coptotermes formosanus shiraki US Gov k 8204 7
The external appearance of the giant northern termite Mastotermes darwiniensis is suggestive of the close relationship between termites and other cockroaches.
Macro image of a worker.
Diagram showing a wing, along with the clypeus and leg
Cockroach
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Cockroaches are insects belonging to the order Blattodea. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests.
Termite
…and the soft-bodied, unpigmented worker caste for which they have been commonly termed "white ants"; however, they are not ants but highly derived cockroaches; they are genetically closer to some cockroach groups than these are to other cockroaches. About 2,997 extant species are currently described, 2,125…
A Turkestan cockroach (Periplaneta lateralis) next to an approximately 108-million-year-old fossil cockroach from the Cretaceous Period
A 40- to 50-million-year-old cockroach in Baltic amber (Eocene)
Domino cockroach Therea petiveriana, normally found in India
Head of Periplaneta americana