It's Flying Ants Day

[Jah Womble]

Flying ant 'day'? I've had these varmints commandeering my bathroom for the past month.

I think I've stemmed the flow now, however.

[WOM]

Closed the window and put the lid on the jam jar?

[Jah Womble]

Yeah, something like that.

[Nocturnal Submission]

It's today!

[Nocturnal Submission]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49023143

[Guy Profumo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49023143

Bah.

10 minutes too late

[Guy Profumo]

Just seen one

(and only one)

Loads of beetles knocking about though.

[Nocturnal Submission]

And... they're off in NE Surrey.

[DCI Harry Batt]

No such thing as FAD, obvs.

[hobbes]

They were out in force this morning in Bromley. Unusual for it to be before late afternoon.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

We saw some in Leyland. First day of sunshine after a week or so of rain (that in turn followed about two months of glorious sunshine). Is that the trigger?

[Hot Orange]

Hundreds of the poor buggers flew straight into my windscreen on the A47 near Norwich this afternoon.

[Capybara]

It is, round here.

[Gangster Octopus]

A fairly half-hearted affair on the end of our road.

[Gangster Octopus]

I've noticed that l've used half-hearted before about Harrow flying ants. Must be a local laziness thing...

[Capybara]

bolleaux

[Sits]

As bad as that?

[Guy Profumo]

I for one, ect, ect, ect -


https://news.sky.com/story/giant-swa...

[Capybara]

As bad as that?

I was trying, and failing, to post a story about flying ants being spotted by satellite. It looks like Guy has also tried to do the same. And also failed.

[lambers]

Should be this: https://news.sky.com/story/giant-swa...er-uk-12030835

[Nocturnal Submission]

Hello! They're off again. We don't usually get more than one FAD each year, do we?

[Capybara]

Yep. Exactly the same here.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Went for a walk over the heath earlier, the bastards were everywhere. Also the flying ants.

Arf.

[sw2borshch]

It's today. And tomorrow, probably.

[Guy Profumo]

I was trying, and failing, to post a story about flying ants being spotted by satellite. It looks like Guy has also tried to do the same. And also failed.

Aye.

Indeed