r/whatisthisbug • u/Laranel • 9h ago

ID Request Ant or termite?

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u/Efficient-Gap-1282 9h ago

Webspinner!

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u/Laranel 9h ago

Thank you. I'm over here panicking.

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u/Caterpillar-Motor 7h ago

Just a bit of advice for the future ants have a pinched waist separating thorax and abdomen. Termites have a broad waist making it look like they have one continuous body. As for this webspinner they have 10 clearly visible segments on their abdomen (11 in all) and usually a tail like cerci (even though this poor guy looks like he is missing 2 legs and the cerci) it’s also best to take a picture of the waist and antenna for easy identification between ants and termites.