Giant Web Spinner vs Microceratotermes Carton Termite
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Giant Web Spinner | Microceratotermes Carton Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Clothoda longicauda | Microcerotermes crassus |
| Order | Embioptera | Blattodea |
| Family | Clothodidae | Termitidae |
| Size | 15.0-25.0 mm | 3-5 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Forests |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | South America | Southeast Asia, northern Australia |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
Giant Web Spinner
One of the largest web spinners, found in tropical South America. It has elongate cerci and builds extensive silk tunnel systems on trees.
Did You Know?
The family Clothodidae is considered the most primitive living web spinner lineage, dating back over 100 million years.
Microceratotermes Carton Termite
A wood-feeding termite found across Southeast Asia and Australia that builds small arboreal carton nests on trees. Workers construct covered runways along tree bark to access feeding sites. Soldiers have short, thick mandibles.
Did You Know?
Multiple small nests of this species can be interconnected by covered galleries running along tree branches, forming a distributed colony network.