Flying ants days

[muddycoffee 10]

Walked down to the shops in Woodseats an hour ago an they seemed to be on every pavement.

[little miffy 10]

There's loads in Hillsborough

[mafya 243]

Loads in our back yard up in Shirecliffe...

[Jim Hardie 524]

All over Sainsbury's car park at Crystal Peaks.

[Bethsmummy 10]

The forum's been going for 12 years (ish?) and so we can document the first mention of flying ants in the area over that period.

 

I friend of mine (ahem) who has no life has found the first forum mentions were:

 

28/7/04

9/7/05

16/7/06

2/8/07

23/7/08

6/8/09

20/7/10

27/7/11

20/8/12

27/7/13

2/8/15

 

You're welcome

 

Did they go on their holibobs in 2014 and 2016??

[BHRemovals 10]

they only supposed to swarm on one day.

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

they only supposed to swarm on one day.

Maybe it's like Western Xmas, Greek Orthodox Xmas, Russian Orthodox Xmas: ants can do the same thing on different days in different places.

[taxman 12]

Another very localised swarm near me this afternoon.

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Another very localised swarm near me this afternoon.

An afternoon without an ant is just fernoo.

[cgksheff 44]

An afternoon without an ant is just fernoo.

 

Had to read that twice.

[Padders 2,850]

Had to read that twice.

 

me too. (groan)

[lazarus 68]

The only reason they have wings is to fly from the host nest and start a new colony, as soon as they land the wings just drop off.