# When ants and termites meet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 10, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713 "2022-11-10T21:41:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713/1 "2022-11-10T21:41:21Z")

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… it’s all very orderly and civil.

Maybe we can all learn a lesson from the ants and the termites.

[https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1590736642293534720](https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1590736642293534720)

(Note: the video is higher quality at source)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713/2 "2022-11-10T21:52:56Z")

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That is the coolest thing I’ve seen all day. Thanks for sharing!

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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713/3 "2022-11-10T21:56:13Z")

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Cool indeed, but I don’t kow whether there is a lesson for humans there: it is [not always so orderly](https://mytermitetreatmentcosts.com/termites-vs-army-ants/). Termites are related to roaches, ants to wasps, and when they fight, they fight until anihilation of one side.

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713/4 "2022-11-10T23:39:47Z")

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Why can’t we all just get along?

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ants-and-termites-meet/974713/5 "2022-11-11T00:07:15Z")

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What happened to that apparent ant infiltrator who comes in from stage left late in the sequence?

“Papers? Ve haff to see your papers.”