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Ant Fly Day

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  • 06-08-2009 12:43pm
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    Love2love
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    So its that time of year again. Just took a stroll down Irishtown and there are walking ants everywhere with the odd few flying ants. This evening they'll be everywhere!
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    phasers
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    I for one..

    Oh what's the point


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    Carroller16
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    It's National Aunt's Day... Big Ceremony in Irishtown I hear... Dunno what to say about the flying ones.. must've drank Red Bull


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    WIZE
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    You need one of theses


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    aidom
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    Really. Tis a day to stay inside so....

    I've been dreading this all summer.


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    shenanigans1982
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    Wouldn't it be fly ant day?...and do we get a day off work to celebrate?


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    Carroller16
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    BVB wrote: »
    14_anteater-pleased_med.jpg


    You need one of theses


    /thread


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    happyfriday
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    I'll be keeping all the windows closed today so, little fe*kers aren't going to infest my house!! Do they fly at night or go away once the sun goes down or what??


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    eirebhoy
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    Love2love wrote: »
    So its that time of year again. Just took a stroll down Irishtown and there are walking ants everywhere with the odd few flying ants. This evening they'll be everywhere!
    I was walking down Irishtown earlier too and saw them. You just have to walk down the road standing on hundreds of them.


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    Turd Ferguson
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    1- Direct sunlight
    2- Magnifying glass
    3- ???????
    4 - PROFIT


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    WindSock
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    It is. It really is. How come it is? I saw a few today when I went out to make a phonecall to the bank. I was on hold for ages so I inevitably ended up playing with them, seeing if they could sniff out their trails after I redirected them and things. Next I see a large one. It must have been old queenie herself. I havent seen one in years. At first I though 'thats a mad looking fly' then I thought 'no way! It's a bloody antfly so it is''

    Do they only come out for one day or something?


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    AnonoBoy
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    I'd love to have a job where I see the outside world every so often. Then I could join in discussions like this without having to resort to posting clips:



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    Love2love
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    WindSock wrote: »
    It is. It really is. How come it is? I saw a few today when I went out to make a phonecall to the bank. I was on hold for ages so I inevitably ended up playing with them, seeing if they could sniff out their trails after I redirected them and things. Next I see a large one. It must have been old queenie herself. I havent seen one in years. At first I though 'thats a mad looking fly' then I thought 'no way! It's a bloody antfly so it is''

    Do they only come out for one day or something?


    They do..The queens come out to mate. They grow wings and mate in mid-air with chosen males. Then they fall to the ground and lose their wings. The male then dies and the queen goes off to start a new colony.


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    Rented Mule
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    Love2love wrote: »
    They do..The queens come out to mate. They grow wings and mate in mid-air with chosen males. Then they fall to the ground and lose their wings. The male then dies and the queen goes off to start a new colony.

    Bitches man.


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    eirebhoy
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    Jesus these things are so annoying. There's not tons of them flying about but they'll still always crash into you.


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    Rented Mule
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    eirebhoy wrote: »
    Jesus these things are so annoying. There's not tons of them flying about but they'll still always crash into you.

    There's a Dave Matthews song in there somewhere.


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    That_Guy
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    I'd be scared too.

    http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00415/antmcpartlin_280_415893a.jpg


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    My name is URL
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    First time I ever heard of such a day, or flying ants for that matter

    Is this a new phenomenon?


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    eirebhoy
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    First time I ever heard of such a day, or flying ants for that matter

    Is this a new phenomenon?
    Seriously? I've a terrible memory but I can still remember a day from when I was about 12 when area I lived was swarmed with flying ants. They obviously can't fly very well so they just crash off you as you walk. Horrible things.:mad:


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    blubloblu
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    Weird, I'm in the south of France at the moment and all the flying ants came out today. Coincidence?


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    WindSock
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    Love2love wrote: »
    They do..The queens come out to mate. They grow wings and mate in mid-air with chosen males. Then they fall to the ground and lose their wings. The male then dies and the queen goes off to start a new colony.

    lol:P Just like us, eh? lol!!!!!!


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    Ludo
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    Bump....they are back. Flying ants all over the place here where I am in Cork today.


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    ollie1
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    Just walked outside my house and its like the ground is moving there is so many ants :eek
    I feel all itchy looking at them..


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    Biggins
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    Love2love wrote: »
    So its that time of year again. Just took a stroll down Irishtown and there are walking ants everywhere with the odd few flying ants. This evening they'll be everywhere!
    What? Who? Nope, not a clue do I have!
    O' well. Back to annoying the wife. :o


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    DominoDub
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    100's in the Beer Garden I was in last night ,,,BXXstards kept on wanting to go for a swim in my pint !

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ant_day


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    Bonito
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    The only ones I have seen have been plastered to my bumper. :cool:


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    líreacán
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    It's baaaaaaaaa-ack!!!

    At first, you just see one or two with wings struggling along the ground...then maybe one or two fly into you on the way home...then more...they get caught in your hair, stuck to your cardi and next...you look down and they are ALL OVER THE GROUND!!!! Take cover!!!!


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    stupidusername
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    aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nts


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    WindSock
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    Saw tonnes of bluebottles today but no antflys.
    I like this thread getting bumped each year because it reminds me of eirebhoy.


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