The fourth heatwave of the year arrived, the temperatures soared and the ants in one of the garden waste recycling bins took to the air in vast numbers.
For the second year in a row ants have nested in a black 'dalek' compost bin, many of them visiting the near-by cardoon plant in July to collect honeydew from a spectacular aphid infestation. Today was the day when the temperature inside the bin triggered the emergence of a new queen, pursued by the mating flight of hundreds of large winged males.
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