Are these termites?

scottranda

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Are these termites?

October 31, 2020, 12:38 PM

Not sure what these crawly things are in my wood.

here are the videos I uploaded to YouTube. look closely!

https://youtu.be/Txzh4u6IkJI

https://youtu.be/gppVIzBbs10

I added some pictures too

are they termites?
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October 31, 2020, 02:06 PM

Couldn't tell from the first video, but the critter in the second is definitely not a a termite. But the holes could be termites, carpenter ants, or powder post beetles.
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October 31, 2020, 02:23 PM

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Yeah, you have to look really closely at the video.

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October 31, 2020, 02:24 PM

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Might be easier to open up the picture and zoom in.
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#3

October 31, 2020, 02:28 PM

Were there tunnels that looked like they were made of mud or saw dust? If not they could be carpenter ants.
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October 31, 2020, 02:33 PM

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Don’t think so. But I don’t think they’re ants either. See blown up pic.
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October 31, 2020, 02:32 PM

I blew it up and circled them.
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October 31, 2020, 03:53 PM

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What type of tree is that?

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October 31, 2020, 04:22 PM

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JimLinebarger red oak
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October 31, 2020, 02:48 PM

They don’t look like any termite I’ve ever seen & definitely not C. ants. It’ll be interesting what someone comes up with.
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October 31, 2020, 03:02 PM

Pretty sure that's a millipede in the second video. And there's a reasonable chance the circled critters in the blown up photo are millipede larvae.
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October 31, 2020, 04:29 PM

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I think you’re right! Very similar looking!
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October 31, 2020, 04:29 PM

Here’s a google photo. I think this is it! Glad it’s not termites!
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Eeeeeewwwww!

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