There was much activity in our back garden today -- apparently it was ant mating time. Over the course of maybe an hour winged ants and a much smaller caste without wings emerged in excitement from their nest.
I believe the females are the large ones. They mate and then fly off to seek a new colony.
Perhaps these shots are more documentary than artistic. It was distracting getting covered with flying ants, plus I had to run to do other work, so I did not get as many shots as I should have.
Ants At Mating Time
Winged Female Ant
