Flying Ant Day

A phenomenon that fascinates me every time.

However, I'm hosting a BBQ, might need to eat indoors as the ants are crawling over chairs, table and BBQ!

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

Fascinates me how they don't go on the same day in every area. They didn't here today but it was breezy. Nice shot

[Susan Wakely]

No sign of seagull flocking or ants here. Within minutes of writing this the ants have taken flight.

[Walks @ 7]

Well seen, hopefully, they leave soon

[Babs]

Fascinating. We also have flying termite time too, that is not so good to see

[Shutterbug]

Do you have any advance warning of when this will occur? Nice capture, but glad I’m not experiencing it.

[Kate A 🇦🇺]

Interesting looking things

[JackieR]

@kjarn happens every year
@shutterbug49 often on a thundery, humid day,
@onewing it's fascinating to watch
@joysabin all gone in 2 hours
@wakelys no gulls at all, which was most unusual
@casablanca not the usual conditions

Thank you all 😎

[Merrelyn]

Were they gone in time for your barbecue or did you have to eat indoors?

[John&Ann]

Well caught. ‘‘Tis the season” for birds to fill up before they are all gone for another year.

[Kathy]

I guess I usually think of flying ants as termites and become alarmed when I see them near my home.

[haskar]

Swarming season is the ant's mating flight period. Once we know what's happening, this phenomenon doesn't scare us.