Twig-girdling Longhorn vs Globe Termite
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Twig-girdling Longhorn | Globe Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Ceroplesis thunbergii | Globitermes sulphureus |
| Order | Coleoptera | Blattodea |
| Family | Cerambycidae | Termitidae |
| Size | 20-35 mm | 4-7 mm |
| Habitat | Orchards | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Southern Africa | Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Twig-girdling Longhorn
A grey and black longhorn beetle with pale speckled markings. It girdles living twigs to create suitable egg-laying sites.
Did You Know?
Females methodically chew a neat groove around a branch until it dies, providing their larvae with drying wood to feed on.
Globe Termite
A Southeast Asian termite with soldiers that practice autothysis, or suicidal self-destruction. When threatened, soldiers contract their abdominal muscles to rupture their body wall, releasing a yellow, sticky secretion that entangles attackers. Colonies build small carton nests.
Did You Know?
Soldiers literally explode when attacked, rupturing a gland filled with toxic yellow liquid that solidifies into a sticky trap, sacrificing themselves for the colony.