so if you see a wingless insect it's more likely to be a termite than a flying ant. However, both species do have wings, as well as six legs and similar coloration with black/brown bodies.

termites with help from Steven Rossetti from Florence Pest Solutions. Flying ants are not confined to any specific ant species, as ants develop wings to reproduce. “All ants that are reproductiv ...

Carpenter ants, which include more than a thousand species in the genus Camponotus, nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. (Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage.) ...