Flying ants may seem more formidable than their tiny ant counterparts. Interestingly, though, flying ants—also known as swarmers or alates—aren’t actually a different variety of ant at all. They’re ...

Flying ants and termites are often mistaken for each other during their flying stages. Even before they sprout wings, ants and termites dwell in the same habitats and can appear to be the same shape ...

It’s about that time of year when clouds of winged ants can be observed flying in the sky or crawling over the sidewalks. This amazing sight, called “flying ant day,” occurs in late summer on a warm, ...

Boston area residents concerned about scores of flying ants shooting through the skies should know that while it is their mating season, there’s ways to have them stop being pests. Residents around ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A steady stream of black ants scurries busily in and out of a crack in the patio. They’ve been living there quietly for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EXETER, U.K. — You can add giant swarms of ...

A large swarm of flying ants is expected to make its way across Ireland in the coming weeks. The flying insects take to the skies at this time every year in a phenomenon known as "Flying Ant Day" and ...

Many Boston residents encountered an unwelcome sight this week: swarms of flying ants. The bugs splattered cars, flew up noses, and, in one reported case, fell into a man's frappe outside a J.P. Licks ...

Flying ant day is just days away and experts say this year's swarms will be big - possibly the biggest in recent memory. Experts are warning of a major increase in flying ant swarms triggered by the ...

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