Zootermopsis nevadensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Zootermopsis nevadensis, the Nevada termite or Nevada dampwood termite, is a eusocial species of termite (Isoptera) in the family Archotermopsidae, a group known as the dampwood termites. It is a hemimetabolous organism.
It is the genome of Zootermopsis nevadensis nuttingi that has been sequenced. The Nevada termite lives in central and central-east California, and in central-west Nevada. The Nevada termite lives in deserts, grasslands, prairies, and rural areas. The Nevada termite is preyed on by passerine birds, shrews, spiders, lizards, salamanders, frogs, and toads. The main objective of sequencing Zootermopsis nevadensis genome was to find molecular traces of eusociality. The authors compared the whole sequenced and assembled genome and 25 transcriptomes from different development states and castes with the already sequenced genomes of eusocial Hymenoptera and ants.
This termite only has two opsin genes copies, the smallest number of opsin genes known among the insects, as a result of living in the dark for tens... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Dampwood Termite sighting in Sacramento on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 350th most-seen of the 386 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Dampwood Termite in Sacramento on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nevada Dampwood Termite sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Sacramento, in our data
Sacramento is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nevada Dampwood Termite sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nevada Dampwood Termite is recorded against all the insects logged in Sacramento (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
