The wings are used only for the nuptial flight, during which ants fly to a new location for the queen to establish her nest and for mating. Along with the queen ants, the male ants who were part of ...

The swarm only lasted a few hours, which Stolarski said is typical of ant nuptial flights. This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: A swarm of flying ants descended on Boston on Monday.

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The swarm only lasted a few hours, which Stolarski said is typical of ant nuptial flights. This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Boston swarmed with flying ants.