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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From mosquitoes, ants, flies, roaches and more, bugs are everywhere when it’s warm. This summer’s crop of creepy crawlers look ...

What Is a Flying Ant? Flying ants, also known as alates, are swarming adult hive members of various ant species. Ants have complex societies that require each subgroup of ants to perform different ...

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 ...

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Given a hatch of flying ants and wind that rustles in the shoreside timber, there is a good chance there will be ants on the water. It is a hard food source to identify, because of the dark body of ...

Flying Ant season is on the way with millions of insects gearing up to take to the skies for the annual nuptial flight (Picture: Shutterstock) Every summer, millions of flying ants take to the skies ...