Flying ant day, also known as "ant swarm day," refers to a phenomenon that occurs when large numbers of winged ants emerge from their nests for the purpose of mating and starting new colonies This ...

So what causes this simultaneous taking to the air, and is there really such a thing as flying ant day? Find out when and why ants grow wings and swarm. Flying ants are known as alates. In the UK, ...

The term "flying ant day", with its implication of a single mass flying event across the country, is virtually ubiquitous. The emergence of flying ants certainly does give the impression that ...

Today is flying ant day. Well not exactly… Occurring up and down the country at different times depending on the weather, wet, humid and windy conditions create the perfect environment for ...

Researchers have suggested that there isn't necessarily such a thing as a Flying Ant Day. But a study of the insects found they fly somewhere in the UK on 96% of days between the start of June and ...

The phenomenon is part of the mating season and normally lasts just a few days during the hotter part of the summer. The day at Wimbledon has forever been dubbed Flying Ant Day.