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  2. Nuptial flight - Wikipedia

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    The queen usually nurses the first brood alone. After the first workers appear, the queen's role in the colony typically becomes one of exclusive (and generally continuous) egg-laying. For an example of a colony founding process, see Atta sexdens. Flying Ant from Calgary, Alberta Canada Aug 2018. The young queens have an extremely high failure ...

  3. A swarm of flying ants descended on Boston on Monday ... - AOL

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    The flight of ants seen in Boston on Monday is called a nuptial flight, according to Emily Stolarski of Mass Wildlife, an event during the breeding period where winged females and males leave ...

  4. Flying ants or termites may be invading your KY home ... - AOL

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    Flying ants have pinched waists and wings of unequal length. Their antennae are bent or elbowed in appearance. An image of a winged ant and termite. 2. What to look for in and around your home.

  5. These Homeowners Didn't Know They Had an Ant Problem ... - AOL

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    Truthfully, it was a blessing in disguise that these biting, wood-loving ants fell on Andrew and his wife that night: Had they not been there, the colony could've easily done a lot of damage to ...

  6. Pseudacteon tricuspis - Wikipedia

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    Pseudacteon tricuspis (commonly referred to as a phorid fly or fire ant decapitating fly) is a parasitoid phorid fly that decapitates its host, the imported Solenopsis invicta fire ant. [1] There are over 70 described species within the Pseudacteon genus, which parasitize a variety of ant species.

  7. Insect flight - Wikipedia

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    The size of flying insects ranges from about 20 micrograms to about 3 grams. As insect body mass increases, wing area increases and wing beat frequency decreases. For larger insects, the Reynolds number (Re) may be as high as 10000, where flow is starting to become turbulent. For smaller insects, it may be as low as 10.

  8. Termites or flying ants? How to tell the difference & keep ...

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    Flying ants have wings that are longer in the front and shorter in the back. Termites have four wings that are the same size, translucent and stacked on top of each other. Flying ants have a ...

  9. Insect morphology - Wikipedia

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    In the majority of the flying insects , it is derived from bipolar formation. The Palaeoptera (mayflies and dragonflies) show a transition between apterygotes and neopterans, where the middle part of the midgut epithelium is derived from yolk cells and the anterior and posterior parts are formed through bipolar formation.