Flying ants and swarming termites are often
difficult to tell apart.
Termites have relatively straight, beadlike antennae while
ants have elbowed antennae. Termites have two pair of wings
(front and back) that are of almost equal length. Ants also
have two pair of wings but the fore wings are much larger
than the hind wings. The abdomen of the termite is broadly
joined to the thorax while the abdomen and thorax of the ant
are joined by a narrow waist called a petiole.
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