Microceratotermes Carton Termite vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Microceratotermes Carton Termite | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Microcerotermes crassus | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Blattodea | Blattodea |
| Family | Termitidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 3-5 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Southeast Asia, northern Australia | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
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.
Boll's Wood Cockroach
A small native wood cockroach from the south-central United States. It lives under bark and in rotting logs in wooded areas.
Did You Know?
It was named after the naturalist Jacob Boll, a Swiss-American who collected insects in Texas in the 1870s.