Have you ever seen ants mating?
Right on the windshield of our car, this past summer. The male is indeed tiny. Crummy photo, was as spontaneous and unplanned as it gets: at a traffic light!
Lasius sp. (likely but unconfirmed) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125201675 There are more photos at the #iNaturalist entry.
Have you ever seen ants mating?
@debivort At the right season, indeed, "everywhere you look around" ... literally, the fields of Cambridge are covered in Lasius queens, with or already without wings, by the end of June.
Have you ever seen ants mating?
@albertcardona love is in the air!