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Bug Identification: Ants vs. Termites on Bathroom Baseboards

Bug ID

A Tampa-area resident has seen small insects crawling along bathroom baseboards twice in a year and wants to know if they are termites.

Expert Answer: The images don't show scale, but the insects look more like ants than termites—especially the single specimen. Termites are rarely seen outside their colony except during mating flights. For comparison, see termite identification drawings.

— Jack DeAngelis

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