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"Termites of the Sea" Found Munching Wood Near Arctic Shipwrecks

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Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
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Published Date:
Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:10:27 +0000
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"Termitière en brousse" [Termite mound in the bush], Côte d'Ivoire

Photographer:
Chareton, P.  Search this
Creator:
Mexichrome  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Binder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Côte d'Ivoire
Scope and Contents:
IRIS [logo]; AFRIQUE EN COULEURS[,] 8218 - Termitière en brousse[,] AFRICA IN PICTURES[,] A bush termitary; Printed in France; MEXICHROME. Photographed by Chareton, P.. Published by IRIS - EXPORT
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Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0791
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Côte D'Ivoire
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75abf63cd-b14f-4b75-9321-22f3526c1915
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref2079

"Termitière monstre" [Monster termite mound], Guinée

Creator:
Collection Générale Fortier (Dakar)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Guinea
Scope and Contents:
Afrique occidentale Française[,] 1024 HAUTE-GUINÉE & SOUDAN - Termitière monstre; CARTE POSTALE; Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la[,] correspondance au recto. se renseigner à la Poste. Published by Collection Fortier, Dakar
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Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Animals  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1166
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Guinea
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d1895353-4b29-4599-9e66-9f29e4c73070
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref2455

"Une termitière à Boffa." [A termite mound in Boffa.], Boffa, Guinée

Extent:
1 Postcard (color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Binder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Guinea
Scope and Contents:
République de GUINEE[,] Une termitière à Boffa.. Photographed by ONACIG - Corporate Entity. Published by
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Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Landscapes  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1290
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Guinea
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e82fb72d-e2bb-4549-8589-749f3a179768
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref2580

'Adaptations' to social life: The termites (isoptera)

Author:
Snyder, Thomas Elliott  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1924
Citation:
Snyder, Thomas Elliott. 1924. ""Adaptations" to social life: The termites (isoptera)." Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 76, (12) 1–14.
Identifier:
91452
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_91452

05-113-0036-04 Pest Control Termite Treatment

Container:
Box 35 of 323
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-113, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, Project Files
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Project Files
Project Files / Box 35
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-fa05-113-refidd1e4005

11 Bear Feats You Have To See To Believe 🐻 Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-01-19T22:12:00.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
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edanmdm:yt_cCmK1CBmzI8

1943 Rohwer Center High School Yearbook

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 18.415 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
yearbook
Yearbook
Place made:
United States: Arkansas, Rohwer
Date made:
1943
Subject:
World War II  Search this
Related event:
Japanese American Internment  Search this
Credit Line:
In Memory of Mitsuye Nishikawa
ID Number:
2013.3077.01
Catalog number:
2013.3077.01
Nonaccession number:
2013.3077
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Work and Industry: Photographic History; Armed Forces History, Japanese American
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0594-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1456840
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30 animals that made us smarter stories of the natural world that inspired human ingenuity Patrick Aryee with Michael Bright ; [illustrations by Lizzie Harper]

Title:
Thirty animals that made us smarter
Author:
Aryee, Patrick  Search this
Bright, Michael  Search this
Illustrator:
Harper, Lizzie  Search this
Physical description:
377 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2022
Topic:
Animals and civilization  Search this
Biomimicry  Search this
Animal mechanics  Search this
Animal behavior  Search this
Animals--Adaptation  Search this
Technological innovations  Search this
Animaux et civilisation  Search this
Mécanique animale  Search this
Innovations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155619

354 Termites

Collection Creator::
Olson, Storrs L.  Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-505, Storrs L. Olson Papers
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Storrs L. Olson Papers
Storrs L. Olson Papers / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-fa12-505-refidd1e219

5. Congo Belge Katanga: Nègres nivelant une termitière

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "5. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Nègres nivelant une termitière. / Negers eene termietenwoning effen leggend."
Translated caption reads: "5. Belgian Congo; Katanga; Negroes levelling out a termite mound."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-78 and EEPA CG-47-79 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-79
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1993-19-70.
Provenance:
Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
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Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0070
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78c09e211-5234-487d-aaf7-adcb3144a72a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2388

5. Congo Belge Katanga: Nègres nivelant une termitière

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Katanga
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "5. Congo Belge / Belgisch Congo; Katanga; Nègres nivelant une termitière. / Negers eene termietenwoning effen leggend."
Translated caption reads: "5. Belgian Congo; Katanga; Negroes levelling out a termite mound."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-78 and EEPA CG-47-79 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-78
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-089.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Industry  Search this
Labor  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0089
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo714a895a2-5c75-4cc3-953d-06a2ff5cbd60
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2432

60. Congo Belge Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lukafu
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "60. Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu. / Aanval van eene termietenwoning op den nieuwenweg van Lukafu."
Translated caption reads: "60. Belgian Congo; Attacking a termite mound on the new Lukafu route."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-73, EEPA CG-47-74 and EEPA CG-47-75 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-73
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1993-19-86.
Provenance:
Mrs. Jo Bernick donation; FY 1993 EEPA 1993-019
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Industry  Search this
Labor  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1993-019-0086
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo710d4f2bd-5829-4cf0-98b0-9605dbf3f02a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2404

60. Congo Belge Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lukafu
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "60. Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu. / Aanval van eene termietenwoning op den nieuwenweg van Lukafu."
Translated caption reads: "60. Belgian Congo; Attacking a termite mound on the new Lukafu route."
Manuscript on verso reads: "Engineers laying out a road in."
Postage stamp printed on verso.
Items EEPA CG-47-73, EEPA CG-47-74 and EEPA CG-47-75 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-75
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1994-06-090.
Provenance:
Howard Woody; purchase; FY 1994; EEPA 1994-006
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Industry  Search this
Labor  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1994-006-0090
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71f86eefd-2afe-4447-801a-344e0f1e6a04
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2433

60. Congo Belge Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu

Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 5 CG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Katanga Province -- Lukafu
Date:
ca. 1919
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on recto reads: "60. Congo Belge - Belgisch Congo / Attaque d'une termitière sur la nouvelle route de Lukafu. / Aanval van eene termietenwoning op den nieuwenweg van Lukafu."
Translated caption reads: "60. Belgian Congo; Attacking a termite mound on the new Lukafu route."
Postage stamp printed on verso. Postmarks and manuscript date and address on verso, date reads: "le 5-7-19."
Items EEPA CG-47-73, EEPA CG-47-74 and EEPA CG-47-75 are duplicate postcards.
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-47-74
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Transportation  Search this
Industry  Search this
Labor  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1567
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bc6367f7-d564-4dd3-aae9-2d53cde8b3b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3497

A Baga-Baga / por António Carreira

Author:
Carreira, António  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Guinea-Bissau
Date:
1971
Topic:
Termites  Search this
Termite mounds  Search this
Call number:
DT613 .A2 B68
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1099254

A Dinosaur That Ate Termites for Breakfast

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:30:52 +0000
Topic:
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Data Source:
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A bibliography of termite literature, 1966-1978 / compiled by E. Ernst and R.L. Araujo ; edited by P. Broughton ; assistant editor, K.M. Shepherd ; indexed by M. Jovett

Author:
Ernst, E. Dr  Search this
Araujo, R. L. 1912-  Search this
Broughton, P  Search this
Physical description:
902 p. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Termites--Bibliography  Search this
Call number:
Z5858.T4E76 1986X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_289775

A fossil Termite from Germany

Author:
Cockerell, T. D. A.  Search this
Snyder, Thomas E.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1925
Citation:
Cockerell, T. D. A. and Snyder, Thomas E. 1925. "A fossil Termite from Germany." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 38 21.
Identifier:
123397
ISSN:
0006-324X
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_123397

A guide to the termite genera of Southern Africa / Vivienne Uys

Author:
Uys, V. M  Search this
Plant Protection Research Institute (South Africa)  Search this
Physical description:
116 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa, Southern
Date:
2002
C2002
Topic:
Termites--Identification  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_721981

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