Nasutitermes triodiae | |
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Mound of cathedral termite, Nasutitermes triodiae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Infraorder: | Isoptera |
Family: | Termitidae |
Genus: | Nasutitermes |
Species: | N. triodiae
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Binomial name | |
Nasutitermes triodiae (Froggatt, 1898)
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Nasutitermes triodiae, also known as the cathedral termite, is a grass-eating species of Nasutitermitinae termite that can be found in Northern Territory, Australia. It is also sometimes referred to as the spinifex termite, since it is found in the spinifex[1] (also known as Triodia) grasslands. Very little research has been done on the underground nature of this species.