A trail of Macrotermes carbonarius termites spotted at one end of Kent Ridge Park, Singapore, on 22 May 2022. The workers were busy moving material to their nest, protected by soldiers on the edge of the line.

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Fungus growing termites (Macrotermes carbonarius) spotted in the Hougang area on 16 Oct 2021. They are gathering from a loaf of bread found on the ground. I was expecting to see ants, so seeing termites instead was a bit of a surprise.

These termites feed on crops of fungus that they grow. Plant material is fed to the fungus, so the bread here is probably for the fungus.

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Spotted this, possibly from the family of Wood Cockroaches (Family Ectobiidae) feeding on a Beggarticks (Bidens alba) flower in Singapore (Coney Island) on 15 Dec 2020. It was only after taking the shots that I noticed that its carapace was transparent. Quite pretty, I think. 🙂

I put the photos behind a CW, but it doesn't look much like the common house cockroaches.

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