| Ant Swarms
The ants are swarming all across my local area. Wherever I go, there they are. Year after year, they all seem to go at the same time so what is the common trigger? I have noticed that it usually happens on a hot day with little wind and clear skies. After lunch.
It's only just started in the last couple of hours - I was about to go out and do some gardening and changed my mind! They haven't gone high enough yet to get the swifts' interest but I expect that to change soon. I'm assuming, from the numbers that go, that there is a very low survival rate.
So is there a specific trigger?
What happens to the nest once the flying ants have gone?
Are they heading off to start new colonies? Mate?
Do they go at the same time across the whole country or is just very specific areas? |