Subterranean Termite Subterranean Termite. Reticulitermes sp . The termite workers pictured are the most common form of the termite.
Subterranean termites are present over the entire U.S. but especially in the Southern States.
The flight is short and weak with the wings often breaking off in flight. The outstanding difference between swarming termites and flying ants is the wide body of the termite as opposed to the constricted or pinched body of the ant.