10 facts about flying ants!

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• Mary

  Just cooking a barbecue when there were thousands of them from different parts of the garden

• Linda R.

  Just came indoors as flying ants leaving a large pit in my garden. Amazing sight, such clever insects.

• Janet Walsby

  There are hundreds currently crawling across the lawn. There appears to be two different colonies. South Somerset.

• Kyra

  I love these facts

• Steve

  Just witnessed hundreds flying away from my lawn !

• Rose Hanan

  They took flight today. Very humid, no wind or sun. They came out of the walls & another lot appeared out of my compost bin. All in their hundreds.

• Jack

  I'm happy to now about flying ants

• Lilly

  I love these facts they are so interesting

• Liz garner

  Yes thousands in my garden in one spot which gets lots of shn

• Effie

  I am amazed

• Pam

  We had flying ants emerge from our garden yesterday 13th July. Teesside.

• Tracey

  Flying ants near doncaster out 18/7

• Aoife

  I didn't see any of them but it sounds like they are weird

• Keith Richards

  We have them in EXMOUTH Devon today

• Gill

  Loads of flying ants appeared from all the gaps in my built up patio escaping through breathing grids and gaps between the tiles - they all eventually flew off in swarms then the seagulls hovered in the sky circling and wailing - I live in the Isle of Man

• Huw Roberts

  We observed hundreds of flying ants exiting from cracks in our land on the warm evening of 10th July 2025. Location was Caernarfon in Wales.

• Grace

  I did not know that!

• Christina

  First time iv ever seen flying ants in my garden in Scotland

• Suzanne

  Full on show of flying ants tonight (10/7) Quite spectacular!

• Elizabeth

  Just watched a swarm of flying ants leave the nest

• Clare

  I had never seen them before in such a big number

• Steve corcoran

  First flying ants seen today in Hillingdon

• Katie

  We have seen lots of winged ants in our garden yesterday in the grass crawling and flying around, came out today no sign of them. Weather has been very warm daytime and humid at night. Bangor Co.Down

• Shirley

  Loads flying in my garden today in Norwich. 9th July.

• Jan

  Today July 9 2025 loads of flying ants in North East wales

• Bill

  Yes they are on my patio right now

• Ann Tams

  They have erupted tonight in Ferring

• Jenny

  Today we had a swarm, much to the delight of the seagulls !!

• Francine Fisher

  Two nests of flying ants emerged in my garden yesterday- no trace of them today

• Luca Haboba

  Seen flying ants in our garden in Burphan, Guildford.

• hannahjbrown

  we have just seen the ants flying of the patio x

• Karen

  Loads of flying ants today. At one point the slate is my back garden was crawling. Horrible things!!

• Martin Haddon

  Just seen hundreds of flying ants coming out of of the ground in my back garden

• Diane Scowen

  Lots of them today leaving their nest in my gatden

• Tena

  Just had a lot of ants fly away .they were in our raised beds..seemed like the whole colony

• Cindy

  Flying ants today in my garden in dorking surrey

• Tina

  Lots of flying ants taking flight in our garden today, Sunday 29th June

• tommy

  There are flying ants in my garden and your facts gave me intrest

• Nikki

  Today. Hundreds of them in Summertown, Oxford.

• Eileen

  We have flying ants today 29th June in Romsey

• John knight

  Flying ants taking to the air in Bicester

• Marcus

  There are here! Hampshire. UK.

• Robin

  We have flying ants here in Guildford today….June 28th. It’s hot here….32c :-)

• Amyy

  Do flying ants get attracted to music? And BBQs?

• Lynn

  Yes at around 6 30 pm flying ants appeared from cracks in a brick wall for about 30?minutes it was 21 hours ne 2025 after very hot humid weather

• Camery

  Yea I have I have seen lots even one of them started crawling on me

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• Anne

  We just did see them swarming around our house and didn’t know what they were. Am now seeing hundreds of wings on the ground. Glad I looked this up!

• Sinclair

  Woah!

• David

  Just moments ago, I witnessed a swarm of flying ants. At first it was a couple followed by tens and then hundreds. I was able to trace them back to the bottom of a wood pile where the entire colony was visible. Within minutes they had all flown away. During the night previously, a storm came through that produced about an inch of rain. Truly a wondrous act of nature.

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• charlotte

  I loved all of your facts!

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• Billy

  Wow i want to learn more about it

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• Rohan

  Saw a few today in the Western Cape, South Africa. Very hot today in Cape Town.

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• Larry

  We saw a few winged ants today in Albuquerque. 8/24/2021

• Rab

  Thousands climbing up my window

• Bob Cox

  Yesterday 23 Aug. The whole of my grass was shimmering with ant wings they slowly took off and headed West

• John

  The ants (Flying)are out now from under the patio. hundreds of them.

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• Myra123456

  the winged ants seem to climb to the top of the grass to get height to take off and sometimes have to try and try again before suceeding Getting their wings takes some energy I suspect.

• logan

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• Jane Whiteley

  Jane Whiteley I live in Shipley and have today found a small swarm of flying ants on my lawn and steps.

• Lucas

  flying ants are all over my house!!!

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• isla excell

  cant wait

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• Thomas

  Flying ants inside my closed in porch not very nice!

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• Kim daley

  Porch full of flying ants.... They won't go

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• Florence

  Wow I didn't know that the queen bit her wings off

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• Khalid

  Hi I like

• Meloha

  I found one yesterday and looked it up on the internet. There was a lot of information online. I also didn't know that winged ants are just males (the ones we see crawling are females) that are searching for a mate or a place to put a new colony! Like other kids said: Cool!! ; )

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• Carol Myler

  They have invaded one high corner of my screened porch.

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• Joumana

  Yes I’ve just seen them in my garden hovering over their nests in a group. It’s not June yet the time when we normally start seeing them. It’s now the end of March 2021. This’s the first time I’ve seen flying ants here in California.

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• Becky

  Do they crawl out of the sink drain? These aren’t flying.

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• Morrisyn

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• Ishaan

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• Maaz

  I've seen a flying ant

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• Dick Wolfe

  Not yet but we have a pool and they just take over and these bite they form piles the one on the bottom are dead and the live ones get on top during the night

• Mella

  Wow awesome

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• chrisy

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• Damiya

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• hakin gamer

  IVE SEEN A FLYING ANTS OMG JUST SAW ONE OUTSIDE

• hakin gamer

  i just told my sister she is amazed

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• Yay I know they weren’t trying to eat me!

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• Champione

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• Arthur

  Cool

• splendid_lemon

  This helped, thanks

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• luna_luvgood

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• Mylez

  Clouds of them inmaitsi region of tasman out of control currently taking over local golf course regards Mylrz

• edwin yang

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• TheTrueGamer900

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• mike

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• kyreestar2012

  this is fun

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• Abdullah

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• christopher saueda

  no i have not sen flying ants

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• nya

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• zayan

  cool i did not know that its werid the ants invaded the tennis corse and made them angry why woud they do that

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• chloe

  I like these facts.

• Venika

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• Tamara

  This is a very good website

• This website is interesting

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• Ee

  Cool

• Danielle

  Sunday morning 17 January 2021 at sunrise the walls of my house are black of flying ants. Can't walk outside. Here are usually many ants on the ground during the days.

• logan

  cool

• logan

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• Eva

  Wow

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• Eva

  Why do Queen ants chew off their wings?

• tomas

  me encantan los animales.

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• I love animals

• Harry O

  I saw thousands of flying ants this summer at my farm. When flying ants tear off their wings they do not grow back.

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• salahudeen

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• connor

  That was fascinating

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• Ellen

  THAT IS AMAZING

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• Lion

  Great

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• mamadousow

  awsome cant what to learn moreeeeee

• mamadousow

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• ive seen a swarm of alates in summer!

• Bongi

  They are invading my house and digging up piles of whatever matter from under my floor, everywhere. Not sure what to do. I'm worried about my floor!

• Jo

  Just arrived in central Queensland around 6.30pm after the rain

• Cherry Stoltz

  RIght now, I'm on vacation in South Africa in the sub-tropical area of the Eastern lowlands, surrounded by gorgeous mountains. Last night, kit was hot and humid, with soft rain. Thousands of flying ants were attracted to the security light outside my bedroom window. The window was slightly open and the queen must have flown inside, followed by an army of little aviators. I am legally blind so had no idea what was sharing the bed with me, and flying uinto my hair. I woke up and saw wings all around me. Eventually, I realised they were not suicidal moths, so I took my bedding into the living room and slept on the sofa. The light of day showed literally thousands of wings, plus dead or dying corpses. Fascinated, I did a Google search to find out what flying ants are and what happens to them after swarming. No one here could tell me, so the owners at the lodge were very interested and astounded. Most people think they are a separate species from normal ground ants. Thank you for enlightening us. Unfortunately, all the flying ants in my room didn't make it ...

• Thabo Thulo

  These flying ants invaded my yard and some landed in large ice cream container I use to plant spinach seedlings. The surface of the soil in the container is full of their holes and I have just planted seeds. Will the ants eat the seeds. Should start all over again.

• 413640

  cool

• Zander

  Let's take action YA

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• wonderwolf

  cool cant wait

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• KEYSEAN

  WONDERFUL

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• Fred

  Wow

• John

  Last week (November 19, 2020) flying ants were spoted in Malta Europe. Is that common?

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• Rabiya

  Super , Cool , Wow , Can't wait

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• Awesome

  Loved it! Helped me learn

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• Rebekah

  Thanks to my father who shared with me about this web site, this web site is truly remarkable.

• amy uincorn

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• amy

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• amy

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• chali

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• Ayawna gooch

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• mshaver 23

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• Kasey-lee

  I wish I could now what they eat but it was still amazing.

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• Ewert

  November 1st Just found seven flying ants in our house, possibly looking for a place to stay.

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• cierra

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• PhoneeGamer

  Great!

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• Austin

  I got attacked by a flying ant

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• George

  Cool It is awesome

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• Ahaan tulshan

  In colcata while w it is puja time they are forming it is iratateing

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• hasan

  i liked it

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• layla

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• Izzy!

  not really a fan of insects but it is ok !

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• Etinosa

  Awesome

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• Jaylen

  I love it.

• Jaylen

  Amazing

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• Shirley

  In my bedroom Windows

• haki

  i love it

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• hannah.tod

  cool https://www.natgeokids.com/wp-content/themes/natgeokids/images/badges/2.png

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• Calm-queen

  I haven't seen any flying ants this year. Maybe I'll see some next year.

• green head

  I've seen ants with wings once before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Interested i

  I have had them come into my kitchen they seem to come through a wall ventilator, I have to spray them if I am wearing white they com on.me,does light attract them?

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• Vee

  Sorry, I will have to dispute fact #6. I have been bitten a few times by flying ants.

• hiu;wgy

  hehe hi guys i liked this one so fa because it was different than the others c:

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• kevin zelaya

  hello

• renae

  omg soo intresting i never new the existed before i saw this its so heplful for my work

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• Zoey

  cool,LoL, wow, can't wait ,let's take action, I'm telling us knowledge all to my friends,

• Donna Hemingway

  What do their young look like

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• deez

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• Olivia Tiffen

  In Australia September 14 northern rivers near caberita beach swarmed my car then me . They feel and look like fleas . Hope never go see them or feel them again. 2020

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• Jack

  this is not nice

• Zeak

  huge swarms in my backyard now. September 9th 2020

• saifan

  there so annoying i have to hoover thm up they came back and its now september can someone tell me how to get rid of them

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• Joe

  We saw flying ants today & they were amazing!

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• O_OBryan

  i will share my knowledge

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• It is too good

• AntsSoutheast

  Hello, I am a kid and I keep ants. I usually catch the ones on the floor.

• Sandy

  Yes !!!! We actually had a swarm on our house and they came inside our bathroom area. Still trying to rid our bathroom of them !!! It’s really hard !!!

• Mary

  I saw them in my garden 9/2/2020

• Hunter

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• cheekymonkey

  great stuff

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• Aadya Kumar

  Cool

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• ahs_dmrgarcia

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• Jim Coley

  I'm in northwest Houston, TX and we usually see flying ants during the summer after a heavy rain.

• Leo

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• LOL!I didn't know that they annoyed Tennis stars! Or that queens chew their wings off!

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• Rayan

  Awesome

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• Rayan

  Amazing

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• Athena

  this taught me a lot, I am totally going to tell my friends!

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• stinkyzoomer

  Wow that was pretty cool!

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• minecraftpro_5703

  me and my dad were just on our trampoline and there were swarms of flying ants every were and when we got off we saw two swarms making nests and we saw some flying ants raiding a normal ant hill

• fofo

  can u guys put hamsters facts i love em

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• Dave

  Flying ants at 6.10 pm timmins Ontario coming out of the Ground

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• Mia

  This year I saw a lot of ants some flying ants and some normal ants

• Megamonkey725

  Wow, I didn't know that. I agree with Supersparrow67.

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  I'm telling this knowledge to all my friends

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• Jiaxu

  COOL

• Orangutan Redhead

  I've seen a swarm of flying ants in town recently!

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• Beverly

  We discovered thousands around our patio

• Denice Corbett

  I live in the Sperrin mountains in Northern Ireland and we have millions of these ants at the moment

• LOL

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• potatoes4life

  flying ants!

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• Jim L

  Just found numerous flying ants in the kitchen. Vacuumed up the ants and used ant spray on the floor and around the kitchen window.

• Norma Golightly

  I had an infestation of flying ants in my bathroom which lasted for a month.Kept them under control by spraying them and placing ant stations at various points. After a few weeks they were gone, when they were present it was awful!

• isabelle

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• Pat Healy

  Swarm yesterday in Waterville Co kerry Ireland

• Harry potter

  Coool

• Ruby simpson

  I have never done this before but I like it

• Frank Tonna

  Just spotted a whole swarm of flying ants near my pond some are taking off & some have fallen into my pond where they struggle until they get eaten by the fish.

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• Tammy Basque

  Walked into my house on a hot humid and they were like 20 of them in my big window. I have no idea how they got in.

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• Mahi

  Cool

• Mansi patel

  Wow! It's really amazing article....

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• Prayosha Patel

  Wow

• Prayosha Patel

  It's WOW

• Dhriti Patel

  IT'S COOL

• I Amy garden is full of flying ants at the moment

  Do they distroy my lovely summer plants

• Mia Dinnes

  "Flying Ant day" today

• Not seen any yet but they must be due...hot and humid today 28 this evening 07.08.20

• kendall barnes

  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa these things are creepy

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• Isla

  Really interesting

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• Mister Bubbles

  Cool, love da amazon’ facts!!!

• Lee

  We have seen lots of flying ants in Scarborough

• Jonas

  I love your facts national geographic!

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• Tom Rogers

  I have just seen what seems like black flying ants mating with red flying ants!? Telford, England

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• Alexander

  All this is great

• Daisy Daubney

  I saw lots coming from my patio on Thursday, I saw a Queen ant too

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• Charlotte

  In Sandnes Norway 31.7.20

• Dude

  Wow

• Davy

  was watching Flying ants emerge today (31/07/20) it was fascinating watching them take their first flight

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• Sara

  Yes just discovered one on my leg! Think it landed on me outside as it's a really hot day. I just put it onto something and put it outside.

• Olivia

  We had a a swarm of flying ants 30th July 2020 (yesterday) we live in Walsall, West Midlands

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• Ann Fiford

  Our 400 sqr metre lawn is infested with ants They all decided to swarm yesterday. The lawn was glistening and looked like silver looked lovely but the lawn had been messed up by the ants / any suggestions

• Jennifer

  Twice this week we have had an emergence of flying ant from a number of places in our garden. This has happened for the past three years, each time the ants appear from the same place.

• Sky

  Yeah I’ve seen a few

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• John hall

  I have a nest of garden ants in my back garden and one in my front garden and today 30/7/2020 at about 1pm both nests have flying ants My back garden is large and the whole grass is alive with the flying ants

• Lesley Jones

  Yes saw flying ants today! Very annoying.

• Dave Mumford

  It's a wonderful time of year, new life taking flight. I absolutely love it and I help as many as I can to get airborne.

• Joyce wardle

  Some the large black ant had no wings l noticed! They have swarmed twice this year covering my court yard & l'm intrigued each time .

• Lynda

  We have got them in our Conservatory first time in 21 years normal ants and flying ants real pain.

• Lorraine

  my ants are flying today Droitwich Worcestershire 30.7.2020

• RITA MCHUGH

  We had been infested with them this Summer all around our patio door They started inside without wings but blocked out they changed to flying ants outside

• Saw black ants and flying ants that seemed unsteady on the ground, none flying. Seen in Steventon Oxon, today.

• Simon

  Thousands of flying ants this evening at RG29 1HX.

• Sandra Small

  yes we are sat in the garden at the moment on Hayling Islanf and there appear to be 2 colonies setting up for flight. One next to our fish pond and they keep falling in - our fish are eating them and znother colony emerging from the lawn.

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• Natalie

  There are absolutely loads of flying ants out today when we was at the park. Eventually we had to leave because they became extremely annoying and the kids hated them.

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• David Badland

  Literally hundreds of flying ants emerged from under the base of my greenhouse on a beautiful summer's day.All were gone within two hours

• Charlotte

  We watched little tornadoes of flying ants fill the skies, it was amazing

• Amanda

  Yes today the garden is twinkling with moving ant wings

• Sally

  lots in South West London yesterday

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• Cassius

  I saw them today

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• Parveen

  Just so annoying Seen so many for the first time this year In north west london

• The Greens

  We have just witnessed the flight of about 10 different groups of ants taking to the skies in the last half hour!

• susanmcfall@outlook.com

  Yes we have them in the garden now in Kent 29/7/202

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• Fire monkey

  Good one gill

• monkey

  that's weird!!!

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• Sue gtant

  July 24th evening, ate started flay from garden, and when walking down the road ,more ages were seen coming out, and fly off.

• Linda

  Were were sat in the garden yesterday, snd out of the blue noticed flying ants in 3 areas of our garden just taking off, we were Amazed with The actual volume of ants collected together and just watching them fly off. One minute there was nothing the next well, and the whole thing only lasted a couple of minutes. Never seen it before even our dog just sat and watched them.

• Sue Litchfield

  They arrived in Melton Mowbray today, never saw anything like it and had to pick them out of my hair when I got home.

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• thiago

  muy interesante son estos hechos me importan mucho

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• Kiddo2718

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• Mike

  Yes... now. Loads of them

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• Yvonne Moorhouse

  We’ve had loads of nests this evening. Thousands and thousands flying out of their nests. 24/7/20

• Fitzy

  Ants 2 late afternoons ago. There are more tonight Lewsey Fm Luton

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• Anne smith

  24th June .so glad I have bug screens up on Windows..

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• Ursula Brown

  Flying ants in a swarm on my lawn right now in Sleaford, linconshire

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• Mary arends

  Flying ants in Liverpool today 24/7

• Sarah

  Flying ants today in our garden in Morecambe, appeared at about 5.15pm!

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• M Harris

  Saw lots in Widnes Cheshire today

• Carol hill

  Right now in my garden 23/7/20

• Maria Paine

  Just seen two groups of flying ants in our back garden in Derby.

• Paul

  Lots of flying ants in my back garden here in Chester, came out about 14.00..

• crazycrazygurl

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• littlepanda

  crazy+interesting

• Carly

  yes I literally had one in my kitchen

• Akanni

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• Joan hamer

  We had a swarm in the kitchen giving birth to a load of baby ants. Forgot to keep the door closed . We had them four years ago. So always kept it closed in middle to end of July.

• dodo love

  sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttt

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• Lola

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• lfawez

  Can't wait :(

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• Amanda

  I saw lots of them in a big huddle on my dad‘s drive and also in my garden flying around. Leeds 15 West Yorkshire

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• susan

  yes I have had several in my home. No sign of them outdoors.

• Beryl barnes

  We have them every year but always appear in exactly the place. Why is this ?

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• Michael

  Hundreds of flying ants invade our garden and destroy the cement in our patio every year. Can we get rid of them?

• William

  Perfect I love this it will help get rid off these ants

• Diane

  No ants one minute and then thousands of flying ants were all over the garden. Friday 17 th July in Devon. Fascinating to watch.

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• Lord de Lullington

  I have always seen the ant as a nuisance and stamped on them and more. NOT ANY MORE "FORGIVE ME ANT" Richard

• Elizabeth Hall

  Yes several clouds of them taking off One seemed to be coming out of a nest but were being attacked by ants with no wings. There were bodie of dead ones on their backs

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• Florence Rigby

  Yes and loads of small winged ones

• Linda

  Yes in Mayland 12 July

• doge

  wow such facts

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• Lions are the best

  this is great!

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• Platon Samuel

  Loads of flying ants this morning in Eastbourne.

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• Sam

  Love the facts

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• Most helpful thank you

• Annabelle Sherring

  On Sunday 12th of July, me, my sister and my mum were relaxing in the garden when a gigantic swarm of flying ants landed all around us. Until now, I didn’t know what they were.

• Oliver

  Yes it was at our compost

• DAWN

  wow! But why do tennis stars not like ants

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• Sakura

  WOW!

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• Clara

  I have seen loads

• Sandra

  Haven't seen any flying ants yet in North London .

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• maria camila cordoba gaviria

  i really like that because i love animals and also one has to take good care of animals

• Margaret Hitchcock

  Three separate swarms took off today in the warm weather. There were thousands. Unfortunately the birds seem to have missed them though the swifts may have caught some of the higher up.

• Jord

  Lots of them coming out a window frame

• SusieW

  Just witnessed hundreds of winged ants taking flight from our patio. Nottinghamshire. 12.07.2020

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• Annie

  I've just witnessed a swarm of flying ants, which is why I wanted to find out more about them

• rexwebb

  YES only a few hours ago 15.00 hrs they all flew from my friends big plant pot .

• Lesley

  Yes they in my garden swarms of them . And they are annoying flying at you !

• Michael Amos

  12 .07 20 Had loads of flying ants in garden today. Just appeared out of the cracks in paving. Absolutely remarkable. Within sn hour they were gone. Miracle of nature

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• gloria greenslade

  iv seen lots in my garden today , iv also got Giant ants

• Bryan

  Swarm of flying ants in New Bold st Helen's merseyside. Seem to be attracted to the artificial grass for some reason

• Graham Longden

  My study was covered with flying ants, how they got there I don't know, many about 15mm long others very tiny. This happened today 12th July 2020

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• Diana

  Lots today July 12

• Patrick

  It is incredible that ants can produce wings from nowhere to repopulate? We talk about Butterflies and their transformation, but isnt this just astonishing.

• Lewis, jacob

  Flying ant in Worcester 12/07/2020

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• SeamusMurphy

  Ants are flying in Churt Durrey today Sunday July 12 2020,

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• Hazza

  Thats very cool. We have flying ant's everywhere. We did not know if they were bad or good thanks for the info!!!!

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• Alex905

  yes I have seen loads

• Iona Rose Emerson

  Today is the 12 th July 2020. It is sunny and it’s the afternoon. We live in Hampshire. We just had an ant swarm

• Denise Banks

  Ants have started flying in my garden today

• heidi

  Crazy!

• Jo

  That's cool

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• JimBradstow

  I have ants nests all over my garden. Saw my first queen of the year today. Isale of Thanet.

• Green fingers

  Yes, a few minutes ago a large swarm emerged From a large pot in my garden

• Dazza

  I'm in surrey. Temperature is 21 and they have just finished flying the next 12.20. Strange how all nests know when to come out at the same time! They are 2 days early to last year 2019

• Chris

  Today, 12th July, is the first time I've seen flying ants in 2020 here on the Surrey / Hampshire borders.

• Dan Angell

  Just had a huge swarm in my garden, never seen anything like it!

• Kay Smith

  Just saw a load taking off in my garden in Bristol today 11/7/20, at 17:00

• Milani

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• Lucy

  weird stuff!

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