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Termites are a kind of ant.

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Is it true that Termites are a kind of ant?

No. A 1939 newspaper reference explicitly states the termite is neither white nor an ant, and multiple peer-reviewed sources describe ants preying on termites as separate taxa, indicating termites are not a kind of ant.

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Termite - Wikipedia
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Termite - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termite

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TERMITE SCARE (Evening Post, 24 January 1939)
1939
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TERMITE SCARE (Evening Post, 24 January 1939). (1939). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19390124.2.107

Saving the injured: Rescue behavior in the termite-hunting ant Megaponera analis
2017
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Thomas, F. E., Thomas, S., & Thomas, H. (2017). Saving the injured: Rescue behavior in the termite-hunting ant Megaponera analis. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1602187

Data from: Breaking the cipher: ant eavesdropping on the variational trail pheromone of its termite prey
2018
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Xiao-Lan, W., Ping, W., & L., D. C. A. (2018). Data from: Breaking the cipher: ant eavesdropping on the variational trail pheromone of its termite prey. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5j54t

Fig. 4 in Territorial status-quo between the big-headed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
2015
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Thomas, C., J., M. A., & Nan-Yao, S. (2015). Fig. 4 in Territorial status-quo between the big-headed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12769294

Data from: Strong but taxon-specific responses of termites and wood-nesting ants to forest regeneration in Borneo
2017
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Annie, K. & Paul, E. (2017). Data from: Strong but taxon-specific responses of termites and wood-nesting ants to forest regeneration in Borneo. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f15q3

Predatory behaviour in the ponerine ant, Centromyrmex bequaerti: a case of termitolesty.
1999
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Dejean, A. & Fénéron, R. (1999). Predatory behaviour in the ponerine ant, Centromyrmex bequaerti: a case of termitolesty.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0376-6357(99)00060-1

The hunting behavior of the African ponerine ant Pachycondyla pachyderma.
2011
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Dejean, A. & Lachaud, J. (2011). The hunting behavior of the African ponerine ant Pachycondyla pachyderma.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2010.11.004

Paralyzing Action from a Distance in an Arboreal African Ant Species
2011
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Rifflet, A., Tene, N., Orivel, J., Treilhou, M., Dejean, A., & Vetillard, A. (2011). Paralyzing Action from a Distance in an Arboreal African Ant Species. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028571

Prey Capture Behavior in an Arboreal African Ponerine Ant
2011
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Dejean, A. (2011). Prey Capture Behavior in an Arboreal African Ponerine Ant. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019837

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