The key difference between flying ants and termites is that flying ants are hymenopterans while termites are isopterans. Identifying flying ants and termites apart can be difficult for an untrained person. At first sight, even a professional entomologist would be confused before taking a close examination of the features. However, there is a distinct difference between […]
Difference Between Locusts and Cicadas
Locusts vs Cicadas Locusts and cicadas are two different groups of insects with distinct features. Therefore, it is not difficult to observe significant differences between them. Locusts are famous for their swarming in uncountable large numbers. However, sometimes cicadas also show this behaviour to create a slight discrepancy with the acceptance that only locusts […]
Difference Between Asian Cockroach and German Cockroach
Asian Cockroach vs German Cockroach Out of 4,500 species of cockroaches, there are only 30 species living around humans, and only four of that are serious pests. Asian and German cockroaches are two of those four species of serious pests and are economically important. These two species are not identical, but there are both […]
Difference Between Roaches and Water Bugs
Roaches vs Water Bugs When the cockroaches are considered, the common names such as roaches and water bugs are always misleading, as they are used to refer the same group of animals in some regions. Despite the term water bug means the hemipteran insects, it is being used to refer the cockroaches in some […]
Difference Between Water Bug and Cockroach
Water Bug vs Cockroach It is rather difficult to mix up water bugs with cockroaches, despite the common reference of cockroaches as water bugs. As the common names imply they live in different ecosystems. Additionally, their ecological roles are different to each other. With some more important differences, including the external appearance water bugs […]
Difference Between Roaches and Cockroaches
Roaches vs Cockroaches The number of cockroach species inhabiting the Earth counts more than 4,500 but only four of those species have become serious pests for humans. Interesting facts about both roaches and cockroaches would be known after going through the presented information in this article. Cockroaches are commonly referred as roaches, but there […]
Difference Between Cockroach and Beetle
Cockroach vs Beetle Both cockroach and beetle are insects, and they are amongst the most diversified eukaryotic group among animals. There are several important differences between them and those are much important to be aware of for a sensible identification of the cockroach from a beetle. This article intends to present their characteristics, especially […]
Difference Between Yellow Jacket and Wasp
Yellow Jacket vs Wasp It could mostly be difficult to understand the particular distinction of wasps from another group of wasps. That is because the yellow jackets are a group of wasps, and especially they being referred as wasps in certain countries other than the United States. Despite these disparities in naming or referring, […]
Difference Between Yellow Jacket and Bee
Yellow Jacket vs Bee Yellow jacket and bee are almost identical hymenopterans in their external appearances; especially they are more like honeybees than the other bees. Therefore, understanding the particular differences between yellow jacket and honeybee would be beneficial. This article provides summarized descriptions about both of these hymenopteran groups and presents some of […]
Difference Between Locust and Grasshopper
Locust vs Grasshopper Understanding the difference between locust and grasshopper is very important, as there is no defined distinction between the two in terms of taxonomy. However, the difference between these two is primarily based on the behaviour of swarming and the presence of hopper bands. In addition, the population dynamics are directly involved […]