Seagulls and flying ants have a lot in common. They can both soar through the skies, they're both massive parts of the Irish summer and they're both an absolute pain in the face.
It's that time of the year again when the Queen ants leave home in search of a male to use to build their own colonies.
The result is thousands and THOUSANDS of them in our skies, in fact, some swarms are so big they show up on the UK's Met Office radar.
Our radar is picking up more than just #rain this morning – it's actually insects!
Whilst there are a few rain showers, many of the echoes are in fact insects 🐜#FlyingAnts #FlyingAntDay pic.twitter.com/ZWEyaxTnkD
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 9, 2021
Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Collie Ennis explained the weird and wonderful world of flying ants from their bizarre mating rituals to how they make seagulls drunk?
You can catch the chat with Collie by clicking play above.
