we saw a load two weeks ago, and again a bunch of them today,
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Less than a week ago hereabout two weeks ago here.
What triggers them starting the process? If it’s based on something seasonal, the variation in time could be based on something like latitude (like flowers blooming during spring).GET IT TOGETHER ANTS.
For fuck sake.
it also might be some colony size thing, similar to bees swarming. Like once there's enough of them, once their nest / hive is getting to ~capacity, it's go time.What triggers them starting the process? If it’s based on something seasonal, the variation in time could be based on something like latitude (like flowers blooming during spring).
Why do ants fly?
An ant colony can only expand so much. At some point a new queen will need to strike out on her own to begin a new colony. She needs to meet and mate with a male from a different colony and find a new area in which to start building her nest. Growing wings and flying enables her to do this.
So each year, alates emerge from nests and take flight. They aren't interested in people or picnics - they are just looking for a mate.
The large winged females and the smaller winged males are often seen flying joined together. This is known as the nuptial flight.
I was wondering what it was, I don’t remember seeing one before.
I'm into moths, especially the ones with the feathery antenae.
You're confusing them with The House Martins.Such god awful music
I just submitted it there, good thinking. It’s listed as box moth and there seems to be a cluster in south Dublin but I’m only the 15th record for it on the site.that was what google lens suggested based on your photo.
might be worth reporting it to the national biodiversity data centre - unless i'm using the site wrong, they've no records listed for it in ireland.
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