Another royal event see thousands arise to the throne (OK a very small throne).
Have you seen any flying ants - be part of this interesting bit of crowd-sourced science (with the Society of Biology) - details below:
Flying ant survey
Report your flying ant sightings
Flying ants commonly appear on exactly the same day in different locations in the UK, but sometimes they come out over a period of days or even weeks. We need your help to study whether flying ants appear at the same time in different parts of the UK, and to investigate what weather conditions encourage ants to fly. We've already got some good records, many of them from inside houses. Take a look at our ant map.
But we need more records. When you see flying ants please make a note of the time, date, location and weather conditions, then submit your records throughthis survey. Location can be a postcode or grid reference (ideally six figures). Don’t worry if you don’t know the grid reference, you can look it up on a map using this tool, or just give us a detailed description.
If you have a camera with you then you can send us your photos by emailing Christina Catlin-Groves (flyingants2012@gmail.com). Alternatively, tweet your picture using the hashtag #flyingantsurvey or tag it on Flickr using ‘flyingantsurvey’ and it will be uploaded to our Flickr group.
The appearance of thousands of flying ants is an amazing phenomenon, and you can read more about why ants fly. Thanks to your help we will be able to study the 2012 pattern of flying ant appearances, and the results will be announced inBiology Week.
Flying ants are likely to come out in July or August, but in the meantime here are some experiments you can carry out in your garden or a park. We’d love to hear about what you find – you can email Rebecca Nesbit,rebeccanesbit@societyofbiology.org, or leave us a comment on our blog.
But we need more records. When you see flying ants please make a note of the time, date, location and weather conditions, then submit your records throughthis survey. Location can be a postcode or grid reference (ideally six figures). Don’t worry if you don’t know the grid reference, you can look it up on a map using this tool, or just give us a detailed description.
If you have a camera with you then you can send us your photos by emailing Christina Catlin-Groves (flyingants2012@gmail.com). Alternatively, tweet your picture using the hashtag #flyingantsurvey or tag it on Flickr using ‘flyingantsurvey’ and it will be uploaded to our Flickr group.
The appearance of thousands of flying ants is an amazing phenomenon, and you can read more about why ants fly. Thanks to your help we will be able to study the 2012 pattern of flying ant appearances, and the results will be announced inBiology Week.
Flying ants are likely to come out in July or August, but in the meantime here are some experiments you can carry out in your garden or a park. We’d love to hear about what you find – you can email Rebecca Nesbit,rebeccanesbit@societyofbiology.org, or leave us a comment on our blog.
This project is run in collaboration with Dr Adam Hart from the University of Gloucestershire and Christina Catlin-Groves from the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
Report your flying ant sightings
Photo copyright John Mason, courtesy of Buglife
Also read the BBC web-site article on the survey with more on why scientists want to do this.
And Daily Mail (!) article here.
And BBC News Magazine here (26/7/2012)
A sneak peek at the current results on a Google Map (on Society for Biology web-site)
Also read the BBC web-site article on the survey with more on why scientists want to do this.
And Daily Mail (!) article here.
And BBC News Magazine here (26/7/2012)
A sneak peek at the current results on a Google Map (on Society for Biology web-site)
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