Flying Ants Spotted in Garden in Southeast UK as Swarms Detected by Radar

Storyful
4 年前

Clusters of flying ants were spotted by residents of the United Kingdom this week, as a swarm was picked up on satellite radar flying over southeastern England on Friday, July 17, the UK Met Office reported.

“During the summer ants can take to the skies in a mass emergence, usually on warm, humid, and windless days,” the Met Office said on Twitter. Though trending with the hashtag #FlyingAntDay, the colonies typically are seen over several weeks in the summer during their annual mating season, reports said.

This video shows a cluster of ants in Ipswich, England, on Friday.

Seagulls delighted in the mass of easy treats, hovering in groups nearby. Credit: William A. Booth via Storyful