Flying Ants vs. Termites: How to Identify Them It's easy to confuse flying ants—especially a common flying ant species, carpenter ants —with termites.

It can be difficult to identify a flying ant because they look so similar to other winged insects. With 15,7000 species of ants on the planet, there’s a lot of variety in appearance.

Luckily, they are not nearly as problematic as some other ant species, like imported fire ants. Learn how to identify the small honey ant so you know what to do if you see one in your home.

It can be difficult to identify a flying ant because they look so similar to other winged insects. With 15,7000 species of ants on the planet, there’s a lot of variety in appearance.