Skip to main content
Logo
    • About OIST
    • Facts and Figures
      • President
      • Presidential Media Library
      • Presidential Lectures
      • Office of the President
      • President's Council
      • Leadership and Governance
      • Officers & Senior Management
      • Board of Governors
      • Board of Councilors
      • Organigram
      • Former Presidents
      • Policies, Rules & Procedures
      • History
      • OIST Promotion Corporation
      • Koji Omi
    • Publications and Reports
      • Procurement
      • Tender for Construction
      • Tender for Goods and Services
      • Procurement Regulations
      • Supplier Guidance (Japan)
      • Supplier Guidance (International)
      • Directions for Delivery & Sales
      • Electronic Procurement System
    • Whistleblower Report Hotline
      • Information Disclosure
      • Basic Information
      • Guidance on the Procedures for Information Access
      • Guidance on the Procedures for Personal Information Protection
      • Regarding the Private School Act
      • Regarding the School Education Act
      • Regarding Information Held by Independent Administrative Agencies
      • Regarding the provisions of the Document Management Act
      • Regarding the Personal Information Protection Act
      • Other
      • Health and Safety at OIST
      • Know Safety, No Pain
      • Health Center
    • OIST Clinic
      • Privacy Policy
      • Personal Information File Register
    • Research at OIST
      • Researchers and Research Units
      • Faculty
      • Research Units
      • Science and Technology Group
      • Buribushi Fellowship
      • Professors Emeritus
      • Open Centers
      • OIST Center for Quantum Technologies
      • Open Center for Energy
      • Research Activities
      • Research Specialties
      • Conferences & Workshops
      • Annual Reports
      • Research News
      • Research Facilities
      • Core Facilities
      • OIST Marine Science Station
      • OIST Sea neXus
      • OIST Land neXus
      • Research Support
      • Research Funds
      • Library
      • OIST IR (Institutional Repository)
      • Core Facilities
      • Industry-Academia-Government-Finance Collaboration
      • Shohei Suzuki Research Safety Fund
      • Grants & Partnerships
      • Visiting Program
      • Academic Partnership
      • Institutional Grant Initiatives
      • Other Grant Initiatives
      • Academic Governance
      • Office of the Provost
      • Dean of Research Office
      • Office of Dean of Graduate School
      • Research Compliance
      • Research Integrity
      • Research Safety
      • Data Management
      • Compliance Initiative
  • Education
  • Admissions
  • Innovation
    • News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Calendar
      • How can we keep coral reefs healthy?
      • How to build a quantum computer
    • People of OIST
    • Media Coverage
    • Social Media
    • Podcast
    • To members of the press
    • Community and Education Outreach
    • Outreach News
      • Elementary School
      • Visits by Okinawa Elementary Schools
      • Visits by Elementary Schools in Japan to OIST
      • Visits by Elementary Schools Overseas to OIST
      • Junior High School
      • STEP Okinawa
      • Unna Junior High School Science Club
      • Visits by Mainland Japan Junior High Schools
      • Visits by Overseas Junior High School Schools
      • High School
      • Visit by Okinawa High Schools
      • Visits by Mainland Japan High Schools
      • Visits by Overseas High Schools
      • SEED Program
      • SHIMA
      • HiSci Lab
    • University
    • General Public
    • OIST Science Studio
      • Exhibitions and Installations
      • Beyond the Images
      • Bacteriophage (“bacteria devouring” virus) visualized with cryo-Electron Microscopy
      • Images of Science
      • Our contribution to Okinawa
      • COVID Community Projects
      • OISTer Spotlight
    • SDGs
      • Campus Life
      • Resource Center
      • OIST Clinic
      • Recreation Services
      • Shops and Restaurants
      • Childcare and Education
      • Housing
      • Ganjuu Wellbeing Service
      • Campuses and Facilities
      • Event Venues
      • Research Facilities
      • Community Facilities
      • Tokyo Office
      • Seaside House
      • Marine Science Station
      • Access
    • Parking
    • Open Positions
    • Faculty Positions
    • Background Check
    • HR Relocation
    • Diversity
    • FAQ
  • Education
  • Admissions
  • Innovation
  • About OIST
  • Facts and Figures
  • Publications and Reports
  • Whistleblower Report Hotline
  • OIST Clinic
  • Research at OIST
  • News
  • Upcoming Events
  • Calendar
  • People of OIST
  • Media Coverage
  • Social Media
  • Podcast
  • To members of the press
  • Community and Education Outreach
  • Outreach News
  • University
  • General Public
  • OIST Science Studio
  • SDGs
  • Parking
  • Open Positions
  • Faculty Positions
  • Background Check
  • HR Relocation
  • Diversity
  • FAQ
  • President
  • Presidential Media Library
  • Presidential Lectures
  • Office of the President
  • President's Council
  • Leadership and Governance
  • Officers & Senior Management
  • Board of Governors
  • Board of Councilors
  • Organigram
  • Former Presidents
  • Policies, Rules & Procedures
  • History
  • OIST Promotion Corporation
  • Koji Omi
  • Procurement
  • Tender for Construction
  • Tender for Goods and Services
  • Procurement Regulations
  • Supplier Guidance (Japan)
  • Supplier Guidance (International)
  • Directions for Delivery & Sales
  • Electronic Procurement System
  • Information Disclosure
  • Basic Information
  • Guidance on the Procedures for Information Access
  • Guidance on the Procedures for Personal Information Protection
  • Regarding the Private School Act
  • Regarding the School Education Act
  • Regarding Information Held by Independent Administrative Agencies
  • Regarding the provisions of the Document Management Act
  • Regarding the Personal Information Protection Act
  • Other
  • Health and Safety at OIST
  • Know Safety, No Pain
  • Health Center
  • Privacy Policy
  • Personal Information File Register
  • Researchers and Research Units
  • Faculty
  • Research Units
  • Science and Technology Group
  • Buribushi Fellowship
  • Professors Emeritus
  • Open Centers
  • OIST Center for Quantum Technologies
  • Open Center for Energy
  • Research Activities
  • Research Specialties
  • Conferences & Workshops
  • Annual Reports
  • Research News
  • Research Facilities
  • Core Facilities
  • OIST Marine Science Station
  • OIST Sea neXus
  • OIST Land neXus
  • Research Support
  • Research Funds
  • Library
  • OIST IR (Institutional Repository)
  • Core Facilities
  • Industry-Academia-Government-Finance Collaboration
  • Shohei Suzuki Research Safety Fund
  • Grants & Partnerships
  • Visiting Program
  • Academic Partnership
  • Institutional Grant Initiatives
  • Other Grant Initiatives
  • Academic Governance
  • Office of the Provost
  • Dean of Research Office
  • Office of Dean of Graduate School
  • Research Compliance
  • Research Integrity
  • Research Safety
  • Data Management
  • Compliance Initiative
  • How can we keep coral reefs healthy?
  • How to build a quantum computer
  • Elementary School
  • Visits by Okinawa Elementary Schools
  • Visits by Elementary Schools in Japan to OIST
  • Visits by Elementary Schools Overseas to OIST
  • Junior High School
  • STEP Okinawa
  • Unna Junior High School Science Club
  • Visits by Mainland Japan Junior High Schools
  • Visits by Overseas Junior High School Schools
  • High School
  • Visit by Okinawa High Schools
  • Visits by Mainland Japan High Schools
  • Visits by Overseas High Schools
  • SEED Program
  • SHIMA
  • HiSci Lab
  • Exhibitions and Installations
  • Beyond the Images
  • Bacteriophage (“bacteria devouring” virus) visualized with cryo-Electron Microscopy
  • Images of Science
  • Our contribution to Okinawa
  • COVID Community Projects
  • OISTer Spotlight
  • Campus Life
  • Resource Center
  • OIST Clinic
  • Recreation Services
  • Shops and Restaurants
  • Childcare and Education
  • Housing
  • Ganjuu Wellbeing Service
  • Campuses and Facilities
  • Event Venues
  • Research Facilities
  • Community Facilities
  • Tokyo Office
  • Seaside House
  • Marine Science Station
  • Access
  • Giving Back to OIST
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • OIST Member Login
OIST Logo
Okinawa Institute of
Science and Technology
  • English
  • |
  • 日本語
header-logo-small
Select Language
Search
  • English
  • |
  • 日本語
close language switcher
search
close search

Breadcrumb

Home

Evolutionary timeline of termites

Scientific figure showing the tree of life for termites, with significant extinction events and trait innovations overlaid.

The evolution of termites as reconstructed from data from the study. Significant trait developments (purple stars) are shown, as is the End-Cretaceous (K-Pg) and Eocene-Oligocene (EOT) extinction events on the red, dotted lines.

Date:
30 April 2026
Credit:
Hellemans et al., 2026

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Download full-resolution image
Share on:
 icon  icon  icon  icon

Related Images

Kim Plays Football
Researcher Jeong-Hwan Kim plays football on OIST campus.
Nanosheets Respond to pH
Nanosheets Respond to pH
In more acidic, low pH environments, nanosheets flatten. In more basic, high-pH environments, nanosheets roll into tight scrolls. Depending on the shape morphing of the nanosheet, near-infrared light strikes the shape differently, deflecting a different light signal back where Kim can measure it. This way, Kim can detect the locations of the nanosheets, their shape, and therefore, pH at different locations inside the body and environment.
Béatrice Lecroq
Béatrice Lecroq
Béatrice Lecroq examines a large foraminiferan at the top of sediment sample from Nereus. Photo by Kate Stamler.
Large Foraminiferan
Large Foraminiferan
A very large foraminiferan at the top of one of Lecroq’s deep-sea sediment samples. Despite this organism’s size, it only contains one cell. Photo by Béatrice Lecroq.
Masako Nakamura
Masako Nakamura displaying juvenile Crown-of-Thorns at OIST.
Giving to OIST Policy Library Information Disclosure Audits Whistleblower Report Hotline Social Media Access Sitemap
Linkedin icon
Linkedin
Flickr icon
Flickr
Facebook icon
Facebook
YouTube icon
YouTube
Instagram icon
Instagram
X (Twitter) icon
X (Twitter)
Bluesky icon
Bluesky
LINE icon
LINE
RSS Feed icon
RSS Feed

header-logo
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun
Okinawa, Japan 904-0495
Contact us
Subscribe to the OIST Mailing List The OIST graduate education and research program is cross-disciplinary and aims to be at the leading edge of research in science and technology.
Subscribe
Data Storage Acknowledgment:
Please note that the information you enter will be stored and processed on servers located outside of Japan. OIST is committed to handling your personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), and to taking appropriate safeguards.

Copyright © 2011-2026 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
OIST Member Login Privacy Policy