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Termites
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100102375_3
Title
Termites, termite nest, and spider from Forskål, Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium
Description
Forskål provided the first figures of the social castes of termites as well as their nest construction.
Agent (Role)
Forsskål, Peter, 1732-1763
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Date
1775
Is Part Of
Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål
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Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Library, FF-5: Forsskål, Peter. 1775. Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Hauniæ, ex officina Mölleri.
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Publication History
Engel, Michael S., and Tom Baione. 2018. Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth. New York: Sterling, p. 140.
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