Termites vs Ants

Termites and Ants are similar looking. It may be hard to see the difference between the

 two insects. Hopefully the diagram below will help you tell the difference.

 

 

Termite		Ant
Color	most termites are typically whitish, often almost clear--you can usually see the food in their gut, but the winged ones are usually much darker (as above)	many possible colours, usually black or dark red or brown
Shape	six-legged grub, fairly short legs	six-legged grub with narrow waist, legs longer.
Wings	if present, 4, twice as long as body, all roughly the same size and shape, deciduous	if present, 4, about the same length as body, rear wings obviously smaller, wings retained
Head	no eyes unless winged form	usually eyes
Antennae	like a string of pearls	definitely elbowed
Body	soft	harder, tougher