Constrictotermes cavifrons, Mitu, Colombia

"Constrictotermes cavifrons" is a species of Amazonian nasute termite within the genus "Constrictotermes". It forms large and diurnal open-foraging trails to and from its sources of food which consists largely of lichens and other microepiphytes. The nests of "C. cavifrons" are arboreal and characterized by a cleared central runway from which foraging raids begin.