What is flying ant day? | Surprising Science

This annual swarming event usually occurs in July or August and coincides with a period of hot and humid weather. Museum scientist Suzanne Ryder explains more about this phenomenon.

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[swan_kytiger]

this is actually a good quick explanation for people who think that flying ants are a weird species that are like wasps that will get them

[davemathew]

These things captured my backyard today.

[wtfuchattin]

I'm only here because flying ant day was trending on twitter but I've not seen a single flying ant all day and now I'm worried that they've all allied together so they can come for me as revenge for that time I get rid of an ants nest in my garden. If you don't hear from me soon, tell people. Warn people. The ants are coming.

[xBurko]

It’s that time of the year again in England...

[gircakes]

Happened again for us yesterday. You can see them crawling up the blades of grass and taking flight from a distance.

[ilililil]

I had thousands of flying ants on my balcony

[amgadpro]

There was a fricking nuptial flight in our pharmacy and there were a ton of flying ants

[JanMinetaur]

Once, the queen chosed me to be an nest. It was fun. yes

[ErrorGamingReal]

Flying ant when it sees dark: it's dark 😭 *diez

[Pastel]

Happy flying ant day today in Devon yall

[Uneke]

They’re all over my backyard today.
Been poking them with my cigarettes and watching the scattering ants swarm and eat them 😂

[xxyz_.]

BRO WE HAVE LOTS OF HUGE RED ANTS THAT HAS WINGS, BUT WE DONT EVEN HAVE TREES OR A SINGLE PLANT-

[Deadchannel]

I have one at my old home (i moved out on that old home) and it swarms everywhere in my house and i dont know which is the queen

[rickyyacine]

Maybe his royal ant like the queen have wings too

[Phabokin]

I remember one time in summer as a kid i went crazy on them and killed a hundred of them on the living toom floor with my english book

[Ottoow]

oh fk. So i just killed an entire generation of colonies

[itzzashleyYeah]

Ok bro these things came into my room idk if they really flying ant but when i saw it their black ant with wings there are also ant with no wings

What i first thing i said is that "bro the ants involved they have wings now" (hear me out i didnt actually know the flying ant exist until i saw it)


BUT BRO WHY IN MY So ofcouse we got rid of it and kill it im so sorry but not my room GO OUTSIDE AND DO IT! IF YOUR REPRODUCTING THIS KIND OF S*IT