bug ID (no sound)

[Mike Feldman <>]

You folks have been great at bird, herp, and insect song IDs,
but I'm wondering what this December hatching is.  I noticed
it from it's lavender color and thought they were seeds at
first, but when the specs squirmed and jumped off my fingers
I thought was really puzzled, especially this late in the
Illinois autumn.  I shot yesterday through a loupe, and there
were still some left today, so I grabbed a 35mm lens and shot
some vid clips through it backwards (optically, not in time).

Anyone have any idea what they are?  I fear they're termites.

http://feldman.gidnoy.com/photos/lavender_hatchlings.jpg
http://feldman.gidnoy.com/movies/Purple_bugs.mov

Sorry, there's no audio of interest here.

-- Mike


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