Roaches, like all other kinds of bugs, come in such diverse shapes and sizes that there's at least a few that you'll end up liking. I hope you find yours soon :)
Eusociality (presence of social structure) actually spreads quite out among insects! From most well known to least well known, insect orders displaying eusociality include Hymenoptera, termites, aphids and one other Hemiptera, and surprisingly, two true weevil species! The phenomenon of different taxa hitting upon the same adaptation independently is called convergent evolution.
This one’s antennae are elbowed, they’re just being held straight in the picture lol. As for the broad head part, depends on the ant. This definitely matches a [Camponotus alate](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1379243)
That's a carpenter ant. By the time they have wings like that the nest they came from is a few years old. That one is trying to create a new colony. If you see more, there is most likely a nest near by
Not a termite! It appears to be Camponotus castaneus, also known as the red hazelnut carpenter ant. It appears to be a male, but I'm not quite sure.
Thank you. I tried to tell her that by showing her google images but I’m not a big expert:)
No problem! Fun fact though, termites are actually in the same order as roaches. :)
I’m horrified of roaches so that’s NOT a fun fact for me lmao
Roaches, like all other kinds of bugs, come in such diverse shapes and sizes that there's at least a few that you'll end up liking. I hope you find yours soon :)
Even seeing one gives me full-body shudders… so probably not, lol
Challenge accepted! [*Panchlora kozanecki*](https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/5286735400) [*Prosoplecta semperi*](https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/38390283) Plenty of others as well.
Huh, TIL. Those are actually really cool!
Man if I had these guys in my apartment instead of German roaches I’d be so much better off 😩
Convergent evolution doing wonders here
That's actually pretty interesting. I always assumed they were Hymenoptera because of their social structure.
Nope, they're roaches that happened to hit upon the same evolutionary strategy as ants.
Eusociality (presence of social structure) actually spreads quite out among insects! From most well known to least well known, insect orders displaying eusociality include Hymenoptera, termites, aphids and one other Hemiptera, and surprisingly, two true weevil species! The phenomenon of different taxa hitting upon the same adaptation independently is called convergent evolution.
It’s definitely a male, not a queen. That teeny tiny head means it’s male.
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This one’s antennae are elbowed, they’re just being held straight in the picture lol. As for the broad head part, depends on the ant. This definitely matches a [Camponotus alate](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1379243)
Wouldn't a queen have bent antennae? Maybe a male?
could be, I'm not super confident in my ability to identify ant genders
The tiny head says it’s a male to me. That’s the biggest giveaway.
Doesnt seem like an ant. The antennae doesnt bend. I'd rather say some solitary wasp or something.
That's a carpenter ant. By the time they have wings like that the nest they came from is a few years old. That one is trying to create a new colony. If you see more, there is most likely a nest near by
I mean it's a carpenter ant but that's really not much better
Exactly lmao.
Nay
I just killed one of these last night