Mound-building Termite (Cornitermes cumulans)
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Especie Identificada a través de estos links:
http://insugeo.org.ar/libros/misc_14/20.htm
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267510695_Evidences_of_Batesian_Mimicry_and_Parabiosis_in_Ants_of_the_Brazilian_Savanna
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1673/031.011.12201
El hormiguero (o Tacurú) tenía cerca de 1,5 m de altura, es tan duro que una persona se puede parar encima sin romperlo ni deformarlo, y generalmente es habitado por otros organismos como distintas especies de homigas
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Termitidae |
| Scientific name: | Cornitermes cumulans |
| English Name: | Mound-building Termite |
| Spanish Name: | Termita de Monte |
| Portuguese Name: | Cupim de Monticulo |
| Sex: | N/A |
| Life stage: | Several |
| Registration date: | 23/10/2015 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Corrientes |
| Location or protected area: | Ruta Nacional 118 entre San Miguel y San Antonio |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Not listed |
| Condition: | Not listed |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | Yes |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 132603 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON |
| Camera model: | COOLPIX P610 |
| Shutter speed: | 10/6400 |
| Aperture: | 5.5 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 220 |
| Focal length: | 45mm |
| Creation date: | 2015:10:23 08:17:28 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2016 22:28:25 |
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