白蚁和蚂蚁称为社会性昆虫,它们的一个种,由许多外表形态不同的蚁后(雌蚁)、蚁王(雄蚁)、兵蚁、工蚁构成,是一个集体.由于它们在大小,生活方式等方面十分相似,所以常把它们放在一起研究。在分类上,蚂蚁属于包括蜜蜂在内的膜翅目(Hy-menoptera),白蚁属于和蜚蠊相近的等翅目(Isoptera),分类系统上两者相距甚远。因而在研究方法的细节上,两者是不同的。 Termites and ants are called social insects, one species of which consists of a number of queens (female ants), ant queens (ants), soldier ants and worker ants that are different in appearance and form a collective. Because of their size, Methods and other aspects are very similar, so often put them together to study. In terms of classification, the ants belong to Hy-menoptera, including bees, and termites belong to Isoptera, which is similar to cockroach. The two systems are far apart. Therefore, the details of the research method, the two are different.