What is this thing?

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Keep finding this bug in the house (imgur.com)

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I thought it might be a termite but I didn't think they had the thin body segment?

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[–] Astroturfed 4 points 1 year ago

Could be a winged carpenter ant. They're basically termites, had some in a house years ago. You need to get rid of them ASAP, very bad.

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[–] Sharan 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like winged ant to me

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