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Notes on ant nuptial flights: when they happen, what sets them off, and where the popular version of the story parts company with the research.

The ant flight timetable: who flies when

Nuptial flights aren't clustered at midday. Some genera go up at first light, one flies at three in the morning, one does both ends of the day.Read →

Ants don't read the barometer

Everyone knows ants swarm when pressure drops. In the largest UK flying-ant study ever done, pressure had no measurable effect. Temperature and wind did.Read →

Flying ants in your house? What's happening

Winged ants indoors in July aren't an infestation. It's a nuptial flight, they're harmless, and they'll be gone by evening.Read →

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