Many Boston residents encountered an unwelcome sight this week: swarms of flying ants. The bugs splattered cars, flew up noses, and, in one reported case, fell into a man's frappe outside a J.P. Licks ...

Every summer, millions of flying ants swarm around the UK. Flying ants — also known as swarmers or alates — are not harmful, however, their constant swarming on 'flying ant day' can be irritating.

Flying ants may seem more formidable than their terrestrial counterparts. Interestingly, though, flying ants—also known as swarmers or alates—aren’t actually a specific variety of ant at all. Flying ...

Taking to the skies for what is often referred to as their “nuptial flight,” a flying ant (AKA winged or swarming ant) is a reproducing member of the species, or what entomologists call an “alate.” A ...

This past week in my office, our summer interns wouldn’t go into their office because of numerous flies all over the place. They were not flies but rather swarming ants. Perhaps you have seen these ...

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This is a specimen of a winged dark rover ant. Oishi said an abundance of swarming ants is typical of the season, but added that the fluctuation of the El Nino/La Nina cycle can lead to a stronger ...

Though the humidity in the Boston area has significantly calmed down over the past few days, those trying to enjoy the weather on Monday night were in for a bug-filled nightmare. This past Monday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo (Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Wildlife experts in North Wales have warned that swarms of flying ...

Q: Are the big swarms of bugs that form after the big summer rains ants or termites? I know that you can identify them by the number or size of their segments or something like that but this seems ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times ...