CLOSED: Is this a termite?

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jooonbug Irvine, CA Sep 25, 2013

Please don't say yes! Found under a dirty rag in my patio in southern California.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 26, 2013

Unfortunately, this is a reproductive caste termite that has shed its wings and is looking for a place to set up housekeeping...

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jooonbug Irvine, CA Sep 27, 2013

Boo. I did some digging and it appears to be Zootermopsis angusticollis, a dampwood termite. I'm always seeing tented homes in this area, so I guess it's just a given that everyone has termites.

Thanks!

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