Giant Northern Termite vs Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Giant Northern Termite | Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mastotermes darwiniensis | Notiobia nebrioides |
| Order | Blattodea | Coleoptera |
| Family | Mastotermitidae | Carabidae |
| Size | 10-15mm | 10-14 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Forests |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Predators |
| Regions | Oceania | Andes mountains (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Giant Northern Termite
The most primitive living termite and the only surviving member of its family. It retains many cockroach-like features including laying eggs in cockroach-like oothecae. It is extremely destructive to timber.
Did You Know?
It is a living fossil, the most primitive termite alive, retaining cockroach-like features that link termites to their ancestors.
Andean Cloud Forest Ground Beetle
A medium-sized dark brown ground beetle found in the cloud forests of the Andes mountains. It is typical of the rich but poorly studied carabid fauna of Neotropical montane forests.
Did You Know?
Andean cloud forests harbor enormous but largely unstudied diversity of ground beetles, with new species still being described every year from remote mountain valleys.