Ant, termite, or something else?

Cape Coral, FL

Location, Cape Coral Florida

I have been seeing what look like flying ants or termites in my house. They are a little longer than 1/8". At first I thought they may be termites. After getting zoom in photos and researching I now think (and hope) they are probably just ants.

Researching online, it says that ants should have bent antennas. However, these look like straight antennas. However, the bodies appear segmented like an ant. I really can't tell either way on the wings. They are just too small to look at really closely.

I tried to get good photos but being so small, these were the best I could do. Images 1-3 alive bugs are for sure the same species. Image 4 of the dead bug I believe is the same species but I'm not 100% positive on that. It came from the same location and is about the same size.

This message was edited May 10, 2016 12:40 PM

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Minot, ND

These all appear to be male ants. The 'elbowing' of their antennae is not as evident on male ants as it is on females - http://askabiologist.asu.edu/sites/default/files/resources/articles/ant_anatomy/ant_queen_male_worker.jpg

Cape Coral, FL

Quote from Flapdoodle :
These all appear to be male ants. The 'elbowing' of their antennae is not as evident on male ants as it is on females - http://askabiologist.asu.edu/sites/default/files/resources/articles/ant_anatomy/ant_queen_male_worker.jpg


Thanks. I was thinking they were ants but I just wanted to make sure. I can live with ants :) Termites, not so much......

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