So what causes this simultaneous taking to the air, and is there really such a thing as flying ant day? Find out when and why ants grow wings and swarm. Flying ants are known as alates. In the UK, ...

Flying ants are not confined to any specific ant species, as ants develop wings to reproduce. “All ants that are reproductive ...

He said: "Flying ant day, also known as the nuptial flight and colloquially as 'flant day', is a natural phenomenon in which high numbers of ants with wings ... of ants in giant swarms over ...