Assertion: termite | /r/Synonym | white ants
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: incorrectly
type: MANNER
value: to some folks
type: OTHER
value: over the years
type: TEMPORAL
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: because of is to the ant
type: CAUSE
value: many times
type: TEMPORAL
value: in earlier english
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Termites are sometimes called "white ants" but the only resemblance to the ants is due to their sociality which is due to convergent evolution with termites being the first social insects to evolve a caste system more than 100 million years ago.
text: In earlier English, termites were known as "wood ants" or "white ants".
text: In fact, many times the termite is called the "white ant" because of the light color of the body and how similar in structure it is to the ant.
text: Termites are typically white or a light-yellow color.
text: Common name: Termites (white ants)
text: They are usually a white/creamy color and can sometimes look quite translucent.
text: Termites are a common insect, known by many names, including "white ants" or the "silent destroyers.
text: Even though termite is sometimes referred to as a white ant, yet it is not in any way an ant.
text: Termites are often mistaken for ants, and are often called "white ants," but they have distinct differences.
text: They are sometimes called "white ants", incorrectly, because ants belong to the Order Hymenoptera.
text: They are sometimes called "white ants", incorrectly, because ants belong to the Order Hymenoptera.
text: They are sometimes called "white ants", incorrectly, because ants belong to the Order Hymenoptera.
text: Termites are mistakenly called white ants, but are not ant-like in appearance.
text: They are often called “white ants”, but ants are not their relatives.
text: They have been on Earth for over 50 million years, and although they are sometimes called “white ants”, they are not ants, nor are they closely related to them..
text: Termites live in colonies and are sometimes called ‘white ants’, but termites are not ants.
text: Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order, Isoptera.
text: Termites are known also as white ants, a misnomer based on superficial similarities in the appearance and habits of these two insect groups.
text: Known as “white ants” to some folks, termites are most numerous in the tropics, but they are also found in many temperate regions of the globe.
text: The termite has been called the white ant over the years and commonly confused with the true ant.