BLATTODEA Roaches
Hexapod Orders Blattodea Blatta - roach Number of Species 4,000 Common names Roaches, cockroaches Typical habitats - damp, warm dark areas - tropical forests Distinguishing characteristics No ovipositor No saltatorial hind legs Other features -ootheca used in oviposition
Distinguishing feature - Ootheca
Modes of Reproduction Oviparous Ovoviviparous Viviparous
MANTODEA Mantids
Hexapod Orders Mantodea Mantid - soothsayer Number of Species 2.300 Common names Mantids Typical habitats - arboreal Distinguishing characteristics Predatory adaptations Other features -ootheca used in oviposition
Predatory adaptations Large eyes Freely moving head Predatory adaptations Elongated prothorax Raptorial forelegs
Predatory adaptations Crypsis
Predatory adaptations Crypsis
Mantodea - reproduction
Mantodea - reproduction
Mantodea - reproduction
Hexapod Orders Isoptera Iso - equal, ptera - wings Number of Species 2.900 Common names Termites, white ants Typical habitats - fossorial, colonial Distinguishing characteristics Sociality Castes Other features -loss of ovipositor
Termite Castes King Queen Alates Soldier Worker
Termite Life Cycle Supplemental reproductives Worker Soldier Alate (winged reproductive} Reproductive nymph Nymphs Eggs Wingless reproductive King Queen
How are castes determined? King Queen stimulates Produce male inhibitor Produce female inhibitor proctodeal feeding proctodeal feeding Male nymph Female nymph Absorbs male inhibitor Passes female inhibitor Absorbs female inhibitor Passes male inhibitor To other worker nymphs via mutual feeding
Termite nests
Termite nests Heat Regulation Path of sun General orientation of nest
Termite Damage
Fig. 3. Dorsal view of various castes in Glossotermes oculatus: (A) apterous immature; (B) female apterous neotenic; (C) nymph; and (D)female nymphoid neotenic. Fig. 2. Live individuals of Glossotermes oculatus, exposed after damage to the log housing the colony. S, soldiers; L, larva; other individuals are apterous immatures. Total length of an apterous immature, from mandibles to tip of abdomen, is about 3mm.