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Thousands of these critters on my driveway tonight ... Flying Ants

  • 21-07-2014 9:33pm
    #1
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,023 ✭✭✭✭


    Walking up the driveway tonight I noticed a few small things moving around my feet. When I actually stopped and looked more closely, I noticed there were hundreds if not thousands of them over a large area.

    Not sure what type of flies they are, but they weren't doing any flying, just a lot of running around, not being annoyed by my presence at all.

    So anyone able to supply any more info? Its been a strange day, must have been the heat, as I have another thread with another little thing to identify:eek:

    http://s973.photobucket.com/user/sok40/media/Light%20Switch/fly_zpseefe3b0c.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0


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  • #2
    NSAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Little Squares?


  • #3
    kaki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭kaki


    Flying ant day? Hard to judge the scale from the photo.


  • #4
    bluemartin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭bluemartin


    flying ants

    gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Billions-flying-ants-swarm-Britain-warm-weather/story-21657322-detail/story.html


  • #5
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,023 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    They are tiny, if you weren't looking down you wouldn't even notice them there.

    I was going to ask "are these ants" in my post, but didn't think ants came with wings!


  • #6
    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    NIMAN wrote: »
    They are tiny, if you weren't looking down you wouldn't even notice them there.

    I was going to ask "are these ants" in my post, but didn't think ants came with wings!

    The hint is in the name,
    flying ants


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  • #7
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,023 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I get that now, but never knew there was such a thing, until now.

    Every day's a school day, eh.


  • #8
    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    :)
    Happens most years as far as I recal

    Someone mentioned the rain, thinking about it now I think their appearance does precipitate precipitation or visa versa.


  • #9
    byrneg28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭byrneg28


    Does anyone know much about these millions of fly ants that are around all the time like this time of year?

    What spieces are they? Someone said they were mating this time of year anybody know much??


  • #10
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,400 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Cork City was absolutely covered in them last night, seemed bigger than ants to me.

    Here's the link posted above again: http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Billions-flying-ants-swarm-Britain-warm-weather/story-21657322-detail/story.html


  • #11
    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    NIMAN wrote: »
    They are tiny, if you weren't looking down you wouldn't even notice them there.

    I was going to ask "are these ants" in my post, but didn't think ants came with wings!
    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Cork City was absolutely covered in them last night, seemed bigger than ants to me.

    Here's the link posted above again: http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Billions-flying-ants-swarm-Britain-warm-weather/story-21657322-detail/story.html

    Im wondering if the insect being mentioned initially is the same one as the flying ant. The image initially suggest the same but its difficult to determine the size from that.
    Id always thought they were a specific ant, but it seems they are just black ants that sprout wings for the mating period, reading it up here in the link provided.

    Id always thought they were a bigger different ant than just ordinary black ants, maybe its because we only see the workers?? but it seems its the same.


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  • #12
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,023 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Just for information purposes, I am in Inishowen in North Donegal.


  • #13
    bluemartin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭bluemartin


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Just for information purposes, I am in Inishowen in North Donegal.

    A beautiful part of the country :-)


  • #14
    bluemartin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭bluemartin


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Just for information purposes, I am in Inishowen in North Donegal.

    A beautiful part of the country :-)


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