Ant flights, sometimes referred to as swarms, are mating flights or ‘nuptial flights’. Their purpose is for males and females from different nests to meet up, mate, and begin new colonies.
The winged males and winged females are reproductive ants, unlike worker ants which are all sterile females. Ant flights vary in their timing by the species involved.
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Thanks Denis, Always fascinating.
Good stuff, as always.
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