2007-08-31 10:17:38 · 3 answers · asked by richard r 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
well, they're both INSECTS..........but that's as closely related as they are... ..............for example, a Red Imported Fire Ant ..............
Kingdom Animalia: Examples - mollusks, worms, arthropods, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals.
Phylum- Arthropoda: Examples - crabs, shrimp, insects, spiders, scorpions, lobsters, ticks, mites, centipedes.
Class- Insecta: Examples - ants, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, butterflies, bees, wasps, dragonflies, *termites*, cicadas, aphids, fleas.
Order- Hymenoptera: Examples - bees, wasps, ants.
Family -Formicidae: ants
Sub-family-
Myrmicinae: Examples - Acrobat ant, Bicolored trailing ant, Big-headed ant.
Genus* -Solenopsis: Examples - Red imported fire ant, Black imported fire ant, Southern fire ant.
Species*- Solenopsis invicta
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for TERMITE............
Taxonomic Category - Scientific Name -Common Name
Kingdom - Animilia
Phylum - Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class- Insecta - Insects
Order - Isoptera - Termites
North America - Worldwide
Number of Families 4 7
Number of Species 44 ~2300
lots more info on the 'family' part, here.....
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/termites.html#family
2007-09-01 03:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DON'T THINK SO - TERMITES ARE NOT SEGMENTED LIKE ANTS & OTHER INSECTS... EDUCATED GUESS, + THEY WAGE WAR AGAINST EACH OTHER
2007-08-31 10:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they seem to be catagorized as if they were an ant. words like colony,worker,etc.
2007-08-31 10:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by dianed33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋