Note the piched waist, uneven size of wings, and the elbowed antennae. Worker ants are similar in shape and color, but are smaller and lack wings. A winged termite. Note the broad waist, equal sized wings, and the beaded antennae. Life History and Habits Ants are social Insects that live in a colony of many specialized ant types.
Most ants are wingless workers.
They gather most of the food, rear young and defend the colony. Eggs are produced by the large queens, which have wings until they mate. The males are the smaller, winged ants in the colonies. Queen ants lay the eggs. After larvae grow and molt over a period of a few weeks, they pupate.