Termite Ted
Trackable Options |
Found this item? Log in. |
Printable information sheet to attach to Termite Ted
Print Info Sheet |
There is 1 user watching this listing. |
-
Owner:
-
SquareD22
Message this owner
-
Released:
-
Saturday, June 14, 2003
-
Origin:
-
Rhode Island, United States
-
Recently Spotted:
-
In Hawkbury Lagoon (Otago)
This is collectible.
Use TB9DBC to reference this item.
First time logging a Trackable? Click here.
Termite Ted has just recently showed back up on the radar. Seems he was stuck in Tasmania for a LONG time. Not that there is anything wrong with being in Tasmania mind you. But in any case, we would really love to see Ted come home for a visit. So if anyone can help him in his travels back to the US, it wood (hahaha) be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for your Help!
Ted's Primary Host,
[D]22
Termite Ted, otherwise knowm as... Reticulitermes flavipes. Termites are social insects. They exhibit brood care within their social community or "colony". A colony is really just a very large family of insects. Within this family there is an overlap of parent and offspring generations. Some of the offspring diverge from the normal course of development to become various castes. Unlike most insects, which have only one linear developmental pathway, termites have branching developmental pathways. Therefore, we say that they are polymorphic. Termites feed on dead plant cell wall material, such as wood, leaf litter, roots, dead herbs and grasses, dung, and humus. Chemically, their food can be characterized as lignocellulosic matter, which is the most abundant organic material in the biosphere. Termites are able to digest cellulose, and some species can also digest lignin, with the assistance of symbiotic intestinal protozoa and bacteria. Many termites also have symbiotic relations with nitrogen fixing bacteria. In converting lignocellulosic biomass to insect biomass, termite production supports a large proportion of tropical vertebrate biodiversity, including many species of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and ground foraging insectivorous mammals.
Gallery Images related to Termite Ted
View All 13 Gallery Images
Tracking History (18108.9mi) View Map
debsnz placed it in Hawkbury Lagoon (Otago)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 20.33 miles
|
Visit Log
|
Thought this a lovely spot to drop off Termite Ted, bit prickly near the cache but it's a decent size cache with enough room for him. We became quite attached to Termite Ted in the short time we had him. Will keep an eye out to see where he ends up.
|
debsnz retrieved it from Train Spotting (Otago)
|
South Island, New Zealand
|
Visit Log
|
Found Termite Ted in a cache that looked like it had been muggled i.e. the lid was off and contents laying around so we picked everything up and re-hid, hopefully not so easily found by muggles next time. Anyway we thought it was lucky Termite Ted was still there so thought it best to take him with us. We'll drop off at another cache soon.
|
bladesedge placed it in Train Spotting (Otago)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 107.08 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
bladesedge grabbed it
|
|
Visit Log
|
Grabbed it from kiwigeoswami (actually she left it in my mailbox!) to take to Dunedin with me!
|
KiwiGS posted a note for it
|
|
Visit Log
|
Hi, I am not coming to the US now until late October, so will pass Termite Ted along. Thanks for him!
|
KiwiGS took it to The road to black water creek (Southland)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 452.68 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
KiwiGS took it to Penguins Below (Nelson/Marlborough)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 66.17 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
KiwiGS took it to Picton Time (Marlborough)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 180.6 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
KiwiGS took it to Hinewai Hideaway (Canterbury)
|
South Island, New Zealand
- 1,525.65 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
KiwiGS took it to Tulla Time
|
Victoria, Australia
- 1,684.81 miles
|
Visit Log
|
|
data on this page is cached for 3 mins
|