Both ants and termites have three body sections-head, thorax and abdomen. When looking at an ant, all these body sections are readily visible. Ants also have a very distinctive petiole (pinched waist) between their thorax and abdomen. If an ant has wings (swarmer), one pair of wings will be longer than the underlying pair of wings. The larger pair of wings will extend a little past the abdomen. When looking at a termite, it will be very hard to see the separation between the thorax and abdomen. Termites appear as if they have only two body sections. If a termite has wings (swarmer), both pairs of wings will be of the same length. Both pairs of wings will also extend past the end of the abdomen a considerable length, usually fifty percent of the body. Another difference is that winged ants look like a larger version of the rest of the ants. Winged termites differ in body color and are typically black and brown.