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15-07-2007, 04:56 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hidden in the clover
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| | | Flying Ants Day!
There are flyng ants everywhere! Here in Reading today, the humidity and climatic conditions generally have set off all the black ants in their nuptial flights.
Its certainly Flying Ants Day here in west Berkshire.
Anywhere else?
TBR |
15-07-2007, 05:05 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
Just the right time - for several years in a row in my part of East London, they all flew on St Swithins Day - I forget when that is now  - but I thought of inventing a proverb ....
No chance of them flying up here at the moment - swimming maybe 
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15-07-2007, 05:06 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chislehurst, Kent
Posts: 117
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
They are out in large numbers here on the SE London/Kent border as well. |
15-07-2007, 05:09 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dorset
Posts: 721
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
had 2 swarms in dorset last week, unknown access to my office at home by Lasius niger until i returned home from work to find the office full of males flying.Needless to say blocked the holes before the females flew.
also niger at work and the females were massive by comparison, on a side note iwe just built an ant farm for teaching at work this week with Myrmica ruginodis. |
15-07-2007, 05:17 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London
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| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
Swarmed with us last week. Only had 1 inside the house this year  |
15-07-2007, 05:28 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vauxhall, London
Posts: 703
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
I havent seen them here in Vauxhall yet, but it seems the whole area is a giant anthill. Every year when they come out, millions appear from every crack in the pavement.With the weather being so clammy I`m sure they will be out here soon.
Za |
15-07-2007, 06:42 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,609
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
Large numbers on the wing in west London today (it's St. Swithin's today Paul!). For about third time this week many inside 2 of my windows, so have had to leave them open to liberate them.
The gulls, Swifts + Starlings have been having a bonanza! |
15-07-2007, 06:47 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,725
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
Swarmed here this afternnoon. Right outside the patio doors. 
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15-07-2007, 07:00 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancashire
Posts: 3,464
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
I haven't seen them flying here yet, kind of freaks me out a bit when I'm stuck in the middle of them  . |
15-07-2007, 07:07 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Sussex
Posts: 803
| | | re: Flying Ants Day!
Plenty in Sussex but not the great swarms of latter years. | | | |
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