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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Higher Termites (Termitidae) » Termitinae
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Ant or Termite?
Copyright © 2010 RL Richie

Ant or Termite?
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
July 21, 2010
Size: .5 inches
Last night during the beginning of a rainstorm we noticed hundreds of these insects flying up from the stones in our front yard. I informed my wife that they were either ants or termites. Would you please identify this insect for us.
The ones showed in the photo submitted has lost its wings.
Thanks
RL Richie
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Contributed by Richard L. Richie on 23 July, 2010 - 11:30am
Last updated 8 February, 2019 - 3:33pm

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Termite
Unfortunately, I can't tell you much more than that. Others may be able to take the ID further.
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