Group 2

Presented
last
Wednesday ISOPTERA
Some varieties of termite have existed on earth for more than 250 million
Facts
years ago

TERMITE
The insects of Isoptera are commonly called termites in English. Due to their poor abdominal sclerotization
and white appearance, they are often called “white ants” in many temperate regions. However, they are not
phylogenetically closely related to ants, but to cockroaches and mantises.

The termites are medium-sized, social insects. Their colonies contain three castes—workers, soldiers, and
swarmers (sexually mature kings and queens). The workers and soldiers are wingless and dirty-white in
color.
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Isoptera commonly call termite are the very first type of insect that evolve to caste system.
Facts Caste system ;insect societies include the queen, the sexual female responsible for reproduction; the workers,
the usually sterile caretakers of the queen and her eggs and larvae; and the soldiers, defenders of the colony
(and also sterile).

Legs
Ambulatorial Legs / Cursorial Legs
Used for walking and running. Thin and spindly, slightly transparent—possibly even shiny

Mouth Parts
Biting / Chewing mouth

Consist of Mandible, Maxillae, Labrum and Labium.

Soldier termites all have huge mouth part compare to worker termite

Wings
Tegmina
When the termite have gone to adulthood, their body structure changes that is called “metamorphosis” in
which they developed wing, sexual reproductive system and some evolve to being a Queen.

Antenna
Molliniform
Bead like structure. Termite use their antenna to share information to another part of their colony.

Group Members:

Leader: Adriano, Reynaldo Jr. D.

Wings: Baldoz, Rolito Jr.

Legs: Santos, Elaine Joy

Mouth parts: Aballe John riel

Antenna: Gultiano, Rosell Benedict and Martinez, Aldrey

Researcher: Deleon, Patricia and Martinez, Aldrey

Writer & Designer: Grabillo, Jhanice and Del Rosario, Blessie D.G

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