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Order
- ISOPTERA
(Greek,
isos = equal; pteron = wing)
Common
Names:
termites, white ants
Distribution:
Cosmopolitan, mostly
tropical and subtropical
Description
Termites are generally pale
in color and have antennae that look like small beads in a string. Despite
the common name "white ant", they are not related to ants and
lack the strong constriction ("wasp waist") that characterizes
ants and other Hymenoptera.