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Gran Alacant Forum => General Discussions => Topic started by: John H on October 15, 2015, 16:43.

Title: Flying Ants!!
Post by: John H on October 15, 2015, 16:43.

Where are they all coming from!!
There seem to be thousands of them......the tide line on the beach this morning was a continuos strip of thousands and thousands of them, they are all over the pavements......
Still I'm not getting pestered by flies today

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: Ash on October 17, 2015, 23:34.

Must be at the bottom of the hill
None up here

Maybe they don't like heights


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Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: David D on October 18, 2015, 22:17.

A lot of flies as well John, I was in my garden today & they tortured me.
Dave

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: John H on October 19, 2015, 08:49.

Hi Ash, the ants I am pleased to say were only around for one day

The flies as Dave says are so annoying, swat the buggers as many times you like and they still come back

The Mrs and all the ladies we know have had lots of bites over the last few weeks........whereas the guys we know have hardly had one, strange
We haven't heard any  mosquitos so no idea what's biting them

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: Phillip on October 20, 2015, 16:03.

It must of been "flying ants day" (no joke)..... :)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/flying-ant-day-all-you-need-to-know-9581371.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptial_flight

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: John H on October 20, 2015, 16:15.

Cheers Phillip

It's the flys driving me mad again today, it's got to something when I'm using fly spray out doors!!
Damn things won't leave you alone

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: mushte on October 20, 2015, 16:56.

Have you tried changing your deodorant John  ;D
Mushte

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: John H on October 20, 2015, 17:34.

Quote from: mushte on October 20, 2015, 16:56.

Have you tried changing your deodorant John  ;D
Mushte

Using the bidet definately makes a difference  8)

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: sunseekers on October 20, 2015, 20:30.

We had them up the hill years ago, there seemed to be hundreds of them all at once, it was a long time ago when we previously had a property and oddly once they had landed they seemed to lose their wings, don't know if this is what normally happens but it seemed like one day they were there and the next they had gone.

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: Phillip on October 20, 2015, 21:57.

Spot on sunseekers

""Flying ant day" is an informal term for the day on which queen ants emerge from the nest to begin their nuptial flight. In most species, the male ants also fly alongside them, although they are smaller and less noticeable. The queens fly around—some very long distances, and others going only a few meter..then mate,

"..... and drop to the ground where they lose their wings, and attempt to start a new ant colony"
Wikipedia

Title: Re: Flying Ants!!
Post by: mike and judith on October 20, 2015, 22:45.

They appeared after the torrential rain.  I think original nests were destroyed, & it prompted every colony to try to proliferate at the same time.
Unmentioned is the other effect of the rain:-
Manhole covers forced up, toilet paper + obvious allover walkway at urbanova but - bonus - a multitude of drowned cockroaches.
The rain really cleared the air too.