The best replacement for ants is termites.

The best alternatives to ants are rated as following:
★★★★★  termites
★★★★  bees
★★★  ants
★★  spider
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★  roaches
★  termites pictures
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★  flying termites
★  crab
★  dottrace
★  wasps
★  termite
★  black ants
★  cockroaches
★  bees game
  mute
  hornets
  centipede
  carpenter ants
  wasp
  baby roaches
  fire ants
  regular ants
  worms
  red ants
  lizard
  winged termites
  swarming termites

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Speaking about ants, one probably shouldn't forget about trail.

Other search terms related to ants and their ratings are:
★★★★★ trail
★★ nests
★ borax
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