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, ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

If you've spotted winged insects in your backyard and want to know exactly what you're dealing with, finding out the differences between flying ants and winged termites will come in useful.

A citizen science project invites people to report sightings of flying ants across the United Kingdom to track patterns of outbreaks. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food ...

Flying Ant Day is predicted to hit UK earlier this year - and could see an extra 50 BILLION pests take to the skies. Pest experts predict the unseasonably warm weather in the UK, with April 19 ...

At more than 110 million years old, a fossil excavated in Brazil is the oldest undisputed ant fossil ever discovered. The finding adds to evidence that the first ants evolved on the supercontinent ...

The phenomenon is part of the mating season and normally lasts just a few days during the hotter part of the summer. The day at Wimbledon has forever been dubbed Flying Ant Day.