Flying Ant Day

dejavuatbtn

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #161

Damn things have started coming out of the ground in Westdene this morning. Hot day with the windows shut

 

dejavuatbtn

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #162

Harry Wilson's tackle said:

Not quite flying ant day here today (although there were flying ants - landing on my car windscreen as we left Faversham for Narnia, or was it vice versa?). No, it is flying everything day. Mrs T has just re-homed two flying beetles. We have christened them George and Ringo (as they were a bit shit).

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Wash your mouth out!

 

Guinness Boy

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #163

Could be the day in Portslade. The seagulls are going through their warm up excercises. Several recently hatched specimins spotted.

 

Knightsworld

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #164

Plenty about during my walk from Portslade to Southwick this morning.

 

Return of the Rev

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #165

Flying ant day here in Seaford

 

Bold Seagull

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Hove

• Jul 23, 2019

• #166

Mental just off Boundary Road. Like some kind of biblical plague*.








*the ants rather than Boundary Road per se.

 

*Gullsworth*

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West...West.......WEST SUSSEX

• Jul 23, 2019

• #167

Last night in Petworth, swarms of them, all gone this morning. Where do they all GO? I watched them on my shed, thousands of them being marched to the top of the shed by normal/ working ants so they had the highest point to take off, fascinating, I have never seen that before. My fascination did not last long though as after a couple of minutes I was being attacked by ants crawling all over me.

 

Guinness Boy

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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade

• Jul 23, 2019

• #168

Guinness Boy said:

Could be the day in Portslade. The seagulls are going through their warm up excercises. Several recently hatched specimins spotted.

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Knightsworld said:

Plenty about during my walk from Portslade to Southwick this morning.

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Bold Seagull said:

Mental just off Boundary Road. Like some kind of biblical plague*.








*the ants rather than Boundary Road per se.

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Yep. Ants everywhere and the seagulls having a FEAST in Vale Park. Later there will be drunk seagulls. Drunk mental seagulls (which sounds like an Albion awaydays spin off Facebook group)

 

studio150

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On the Border

• Jul 23, 2019

• #169

Lots of the blighters in the back garden, had to close the patio door.

 

Nobby

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #170

As a kid in Southwick, I remember many instances of flying ant swarms.

But up here in the Midlands, never seen them.

Must be coming over from that there Europe.

 

Braggfan

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #171

Nobby said:

As a kid in Southwick, I remember many instances of flying ant swarms.

But up here in the Midlands, never seen them.

Must be coming over from that there Europe.

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That's like "Maybugs". Whenever I mention or explain them to friends from other parts of the country they think I'm mental. Turns out they're a southern thing.

 

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timbha

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #172

Now buried under a pile of ant powder in my garden but valiantly digging their way out

 

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #173

Guinness Boy said:

Could be the day in Portslade. The seagulls are going through their warm up excercises. Several recently hatched specimins spotted.

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Certainly is all round Victoria Road

 

WATFORD zero

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #174

I can confirm sightings in Dyke Road, Hangelton, Roedean, Rottingdean, Peacehaven, Lewes, Withdean

(been out for a little bit of a drive this morning - should've put the roof up, still picking them out of my teeth )

 

Eeyore

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #175

Can't have a cheeky fag outside my gaff at the top of Queen's Park. Flying acts causing CHAOS. Errant seagulls will be the next challenge.

 

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MattBackHome

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #176

Southern Cross, Victoria Park completely SWARMED today.

 

nail-Z

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #177

I just saw my first one.

Yep.

One.

 

TWOCHOICEStom

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #178

They're even showing up on the bloody radar!


https://twitter.com/SimonOKing/status/1151448175372357632

 

Muzzman

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #179

Swarming around Falmer Campus today, Seagulls feasting. Gonna be some sore heads in the morning.

 

Lush

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• Jul 23, 2019

• #180

*Gullsworth* said:

Last night in Petworth, swarms of them, all gone this morning. Where do they all GO?.

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Drowned in the sea if this morning’s dip is anything to go by.