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R3dFox: Mating flights. (7. Aug 2007 21:28)

Ok just a quick question for people around the uk.

Preferably from Birmingham.

Where you live have the ants mating flights already happened? Cause i live in Birmingham and im sure they havent come out yet, tho its getting a bit late i think?

And ive been keeping a eye on a nest in my girlfriends garden. Its under a plant pot, and when i lifted it up there were scores of winged ants. So i have been checking back on it waiting for them to mate.

But when i looked under toady there were none. I dont know if its because it was a bit colder today or what?. But also there did seem to be hundreds of eggs.

I dont think i have missed the flights. I havent seen any winged ants in the open and definatly havent seen any queens on the floor....

So just wondering if anyone could help.

Kiam: (8. Aug 2007 11:57)

Around my place they have happened and more will still come

The winged ants are probably under ground from where you disturbed them by picking up the plant pot...