Handbook of Exobiology
The Handbook of Exobiology was a book dealing with the subject of exobiology that was in print in the mid-22nd century. It dealt with a variety of animals, such as the spitting termite and the Loracus devil mite.

Page 208 dealt with termites and burrowing insects, such as the termites of Loracus Prime. The following page featured two termites native to the planet, the aforementioned spitting termite and the devil mite.

In 2151, Crewman Cutler of  read in the book shortly before the ship discovered the planet that was later named Archer IV in honor of the captain of the ship, Jonathan Archer. ()

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