Re: Flying ants seen on radar
Originally Posted by
caricature
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Saw them emerge this week from a nest,they soon took to wing and disappeared,what do the worker ants then do? wonder if the Swifts time their fledgling's to around this time,there seems to be young on the wing.
After the nuptial flight, the male ants usually only live for another day or two, so not much more than a week.
Their sole reason for existence is to mate with new queens.