Have you been caught up in a swarm of flying ants this summer? And is there really a special ‘flying ant day’? Read on to discover more…

1. Flying ants are just normal ants – with wings!

The ants we’re most used to seeing are female black garden ants, marching around collecting food. But during summer, winged males and new queens of the same species take flight! 

2. They fly to set up new ant colonies

The ants take to the skies so that queens can mate with males from different colonies, and set up new nests of their own. 

3. Flying ants only swarm during hot summer weather

For a swarm of ants to occur, conditions must be just right – they’re usually triggered by hot and humid weather in July or August. 

4. ‘Flying ant day’ is a myth

Because so many ants appear in the same place at the same time, the phenomenon is often known as ‘flying ant day’ – but it’s really more of a short flying ant season. Depending on weather, the winged insects may appear in different parts of the country any time between June and September. 

5. There’s safety in numbers

The reason the ants appear in such big numbers is that it helps protects them from predators. Flying all together all at once also gives them a much better chance of finding mates.

6. They’re harmless

These flying beasties might be super annoying, but they won’t hurt you. Plus they provide loads of extra food for hungry birds!

7. Tennis stars hate them!

In 2018, flying ants invaded the court at Wimbledon, distracting tennis players and making news headlines around the world!

8. Female flying ants are bigger than males

Brave enough to take a closer look? You’ll see that some of the winged ants are much larger than others. The bigger ones are the queens – they’re up to 15mm in length.

9. Queens bite their own wings off!

After mating, queens chew off their wings and crawl around looking for a place to dig a new nest. Look out for their discarded wings on the floor!

10. Flying ants are also called alates 

Alates is the name given to the winged form of many insects.

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Ants are one of the world’s strongest creatures! Head to our amazing ant facts for the lowdown!

Plus, check out our cool bug facts, and discover why ladybirds ooze yellow goo from their legs!

Have you seen any flying ants this summer? Leave a comment below!

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  • charlotte

    I loved all of your facts!

  • Billy

    Wow i want to learn more about it

  • Rohan

    Saw a few today in the Western Cape, South Africa. Very hot today in Cape Town.

  • Larry

    We saw a few winged ants today in Albuquerque. 8/24/2021

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    Thousands climbing up my window

  • Bob Cox

    Yesterday 23 Aug. The whole of my grass was shimmering with ant wings they slowly took off and headed West

  • John

    The ants (Flying)are out now from under the patio. hundreds of them.

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    Sunday morning 17 January 2021 at sunrise the walls of my house are black of flying ants. Can't walk outside. Here are usually many ants on the ground during the days.

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    These flying ants invaded my yard and some landed in large ice cream container I use to plant spinach seedlings. The surface of the soil in the container is full of their holes and I have just planted seeds. Will the ants eat the seeds. Should start all over again.

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  • Olivia Tiffen

    In Australia September 14 northern rivers near caberita beach swarmed my car then me . They feel and look like fleas . Hope never go see them or feel them again. 2020

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  • Zeak

    huge swarms in my backyard now. September 9th 2020

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    Hello, I am a kid and I keep ants. I usually catch the ones on the floor.

  • Sandy

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    Flying ants at 6.10 pm timmins Ontario coming out of the Ground

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    We discovered thousands around our patio

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    Just found numerous flying ants in the kitchen. Vacuumed up the ants and used ant spray on the floor and around the kitchen window.

  • Norma Golightly

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  • Pat Healy

    Swarm yesterday in Waterville Co kerry Ireland

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  • Frank Tonna

    Just spotted a whole swarm of flying ants near my pond some are taking off & some have fallen into my pond where they struggle until they get eaten by the fish.

  • Some of these things look disgusting

  • Tammy Basque

    Walked into my house on a hot humid and they were like 20 of them in my big window. I have no idea how they got in.

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  • I Amy garden is full of flying ants at the moment

    Do they distroy my lovely summer plants

  • Mia Dinnes

    "Flying Ant day" today

  • Not seen any yet but they must be due...hot and humid today 28 this evening 07.08.20

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  • Lee

    We have seen lots of flying ants in Scarborough

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  • Tom Rogers

    I have just seen what seems like black flying ants mating with red flying ants!? Telford, England

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  • Daisy Daubney

    I saw lots coming from my patio on Thursday, I saw a Queen ant too

  • Charlotte

    In Sandnes Norway 31.7.20

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  • Davy

    was watching Flying ants emerge today (31/07/20) it was fascinating watching them take their first flight

  • Mary

  • Sara

    Yes just discovered one on my leg! Think it landed on me outside as it's a really hot day. I just put it onto something and put it outside.

  • Olivia

    We had a a swarm of flying ants 30th July 2020 (yesterday) we live in Walsall, West Midlands

  • Ann Fiford

    Our 400 sqr metre lawn is infested with ants They all decided to swarm yesterday. The lawn was glistening and looked like silver looked lovely but the lawn had been messed up by the ants / any suggestions

  • Jennifer

    Twice this week we have had an emergence of flying ant from a number of places in our garden. This has happened for the past three years, each time the ants appear from the same place.

  • Sky

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  • John hall

    I have a nest of garden ants in my back garden and one in my front garden and today 30/7/2020 at about 1pm both nests have flying ants My back garden is large and the whole grass is alive with the flying ants

  • Lesley Jones

    Yes saw flying ants today! Very annoying.

  • Dave Mumford

    It's a wonderful time of year, new life taking flight. I absolutely love it and I help as many as I can to get airborne.

  • Joyce wardle

    Some the large black ant had no wings l noticed! They have swarmed twice this year covering my court yard & l'm intrigued each time .

  • Lynda

    We have got them in our Conservatory first time in 21 years normal ants and flying ants real pain.

  • Lorraine

    my ants are flying today Droitwich Worcestershire 30.7.2020

  • RITA MCHUGH

    We had been infested with them this Summer all around our patio door They started inside without wings but blocked out they changed to flying ants outside

  • Saw black ants and flying ants that seemed unsteady on the ground, none flying. Seen in Steventon Oxon, today.

  • Simon

    Thousands of flying ants this evening at RG29 1HX.

  • Sandra Small

    yes we are sat in the garden at the moment on Hayling Islanf and there appear to be 2 colonies setting up for flight. One next to our fish pond and they keep falling in - our fish are eating them and znother colony emerging from the lawn.

  • Natalie

    There are absolutely loads of flying ants out today when we was at the park. Eventually we had to leave because they became extremely annoying and the kids hated them.

  • David Badland

    Literally hundreds of flying ants emerged from under the base of my greenhouse on a beautiful summer's day.All were gone within two hours

  • Charlotte

    We watched little tornadoes of flying ants fill the skies, it was amazing

  • Amanda

    Yes today the garden is twinkling with moving ant wings

  • Sally

    lots in South West London yesterday

  • Toby

  • Cassius

    I saw them today

  • Parveen

    Just so annoying Seen so many for the first time this year In north west london

  • The Greens

    We have just witnessed the flight of about 10 different groups of ants taking to the skies in the last half hour!

  • susanmcfall@outlook.com

    Yes we have them in the garden now in Kent 29/7/202

  • t

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  • monkey

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  • Sue gtant

    July 24th evening, ate started flay from garden, and when walking down the road ,more ages were seen coming out, and fly off.

  • Linda

    Were were sat in the garden yesterday, snd out of the blue noticed flying ants in 3 areas of our garden just taking off, we were Amazed with The actual volume of ants collected together and just watching them fly off. One minute there was nothing the next well, and the whole thing only lasted a couple of minutes. Never seen it before even our dog just sat and watched them.

  • Sue Litchfield

    They arrived in Melton Mowbray today, never saw anything like it and had to pick them out of my hair when I got home.

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  • Mike

    Yes... now. Loads of them

  • Yvonne Moorhouse

    We’ve had loads of nests this evening. Thousands and thousands flying out of their nests. 24/7/20

  • Fitzy

    Ants 2 late afternoons ago. There are more tonight Lewsey Fm Luton

  • Anne smith

    24th June .so glad I have bug screens up on Windows..

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  • Ursula Brown

    Flying ants in a swarm on my lawn right now in Sleaford, linconshire

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  • Mary arends

    Flying ants in Liverpool today 24/7

  • Sarah

    Flying ants today in our garden in Morecambe, appeared at about 5.15pm!

  • M Harris

    Saw lots in Widnes Cheshire today

  • Carol hill

    Right now in my garden 23/7/20

  • Maria Paine

    Just seen two groups of flying ants in our back garden in Derby.

  • Paul

    Lots of flying ants in my back garden here in Chester, came out about 14.00..

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  • littlepanda

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  • Carly

    yes I literally had one in my kitchen

  • Akanni

    yeah

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  • Joan hamer

    We had a swarm in the kitchen giving birth to a load of baby ants. Forgot to keep the door closed . We had them four years ago. So always kept it closed in middle to end of July.

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  • Lola

    hi

  • lfawez

    Can't wait :(

  • Amanda

    I saw lots of them in a big huddle on my dad‘s drive and also in my garden flying around. Leeds 15 West Yorkshire

  • Tyrone

  • susan

    yes I have had several in my home. No sign of them outdoors.

  • Beryl barnes

    We have them every year but always appear in exactly the place. Why is this ?

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  • Michael

    Hundreds of flying ants invade our garden and destroy the cement in our patio every year. Can we get rid of them?

  • William

    Perfect I love this it will help get rid off these ants

  • Diane

    No ants one minute and then thousands of flying ants were all over the garden. Friday 17 th July in Devon. Fascinating to watch.

  • Cool

  • Lord de Lullington

    I have always seen the ant as a nuisance and stamped on them and more. NOT ANY MORE "FORGIVE ME ANT" Richard

  • Elizabeth Hall

    Yes several clouds of them taking off One seemed to be coming out of a nest but were being attacked by ants with no wings. There were bodie of dead ones on their backs

  • Florence Rigby

    Yes and loads of small winged ones

  • Linda

    Yes in Mayland 12 July

  • doge

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  • Lions are the best

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  • Platon Samuel

    Loads of flying ants this morning in Eastbourne.

  • Sam

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  • Annabelle Sherring

    On Sunday 12th of July, me, my sister and my mum were relaxing in the garden when a gigantic swarm of flying ants landed all around us. Until now, I didn’t know what they were.

  • Oliver

    Yes it was at our compost

  • DAWN

    wow! But why do tennis stars not like ants

  • Sakura

    WOW!

  • Clara

    I have seen loads

  • Sandra

    Haven't seen any flying ants yet in North London .

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    i really like that because i love animals and also one has to take good care of animals

  • Margaret Hitchcock

    Three separate swarms took off today in the warm weather. There were thousands. Unfortunately the birds seem to have missed them though the swifts may have caught some of the higher up.

  • Jord

    Lots of them coming out a window frame

  • SusieW

    Just witnessed hundreds of winged ants taking flight from our patio. Nottinghamshire. 12.07.2020

  • Annie

    I've just witnessed a swarm of flying ants, which is why I wanted to find out more about them

  • rexwebb

    YES only a few hours ago 15.00 hrs they all flew from my friends big plant pot .

  • Lesley

    Yes they in my garden swarms of them . And they are annoying flying at you !

  • Michael Amos

    12 .07 20 Had loads of flying ants in garden today. Just appeared out of the cracks in paving. Absolutely remarkable. Within sn hour they were gone. Miracle of nature

  • gloria greenslade

    iv seen lots in my garden today , iv also got Giant ants

  • Bryan

    Swarm of flying ants in New Bold st Helen's merseyside. Seem to be attracted to the artificial grass for some reason

  • Graham Longden

    My study was covered with flying ants, how they got there I don't know, many about 15mm long others very tiny. This happened today 12th July 2020

  • Diana

    Lots today July 12

  • Patrick

    It is incredible that ants can produce wings from nowhere to repopulate? We talk about Butterflies and their transformation, but isnt this just astonishing.

  • Lewis, jacob

    Flying ant in Worcester 12/07/2020

  • SeamusMurphy

    Ants are flying in Churt Durrey today Sunday July 12 2020,

  • Hazza

    Thats very cool. We have flying ant's everywhere. We did not know if they were bad or good thanks for the info!!!!

  • Alex905

    yes I have seen loads

  • Iona Rose Emerson

    Today is the 12 th July 2020. It is sunny and it’s the afternoon. We live in Hampshire. We just had an ant swarm

  • Denise Banks

    Ants have started flying in my garden today

  • heidi

    Crazy!

  • Jo

    That's cool

  • JimBradstow

    I have ants nests all over my garden. Saw my first queen of the year today. Isale of Thanet.

  • Green fingers

    Yes, a few minutes ago a large swarm emerged From a large pot in my garden

  • Dazza

    I'm in surrey. Temperature is 21 and they have just finished flying the next 12.20. Strange how all nests know when to come out at the same time! They are 2 days early to last year 2019

  • Chris

    Today, 12th July, is the first time I've seen flying ants in 2020 here on the Surrey / Hampshire borders.

  • Dan Angell

    Just had a huge swarm in my garden, never seen anything like it!

  • Kay Smith

    Just saw a load taking off in my garden in Bristol today 11/7/20, at 17:00

  • Milani

    cool

  • Lucy

    weird stuff!

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