Question about mating flights

[maverickhfsb]

Is there really a certain part of the day that mating flights normally occur? Like morning, noon, afternoon, evening? Because Right now, I do not have all that much time to search for queen ants and such because I have a lot of school work plus work work

--Sam

[Jenny]

Here in the UK, it is always late afternoon, on a warm but calm day, usually we have had rain on the previous day.

I always watch their nest entrances for like a week before, as you see movement near the nests surface. Some come out for a forage with their wings, and it gets busier as time goes on.

You can feel the tension leading up to a flight, but you can easily miss it. Once the flight has started, they are absolutely everywhere, if you are standing there you will get covered in a mass of wings. They make a low buzzing sound a bit like crane flies.

[Vendayn]

I noticed Harvester ants fly in the hottest part of the day around 1-2 PM. I've seen a lot of ants fly in the evening time here in California. I haven't seen any morning fliers, but I am sure there are some.

[Wood~Ant]

As far as we in the UK are concerned, there have been no reported sightings of mating flights as yet; but as very few of our species fly in June, we will have to wait until July/August for major nutial flights of ants here.

They will happen, it is only a matter of time and remaining patient