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Nasus of a soldier Nasute Termite (Nasutitermitinae). The distinctively-shaped heads of the soldiers terminate with a nozzle at the end of a nose-like structure, know as the nasus. A sticky secretion, produced in the frontal gland that occupies much of the bulbous head, is squirted through this tiny pore, immobilising raiding ants. Amazonian Ecuador. Scanning electron micrograph. Image is 0.24mm across in real life.

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Nasus of a soldier Nasute Termite (Nasutitermitinae). The distinctively-shaped heads of the soldiers terminate with a nozzle at the end of a nose-like structure, know as the nasus. A sticky secretion, produced in the frontal gland that occupies much of the bulbous head, is squirted through this tiny pore, immobilising raiding ants. Amazonian Ecuador. Scanning electron micrograph. Image is 0.24mm across in real life.