Did you know that snowdrops are not native to the UK?
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Flying ants
The swarms of flying ants that interrupt Wimbledon every year are usually Lasius niger, the black garden ant.
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Some years, July sees such large and dense clouds of flying ants that the Met Office’s RADAR records them as rain storms.
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The latest research has concluded that our planet is home to 20 quadrillion ants – 20,000,000,000,000,000 – made up of 15,700 known species and subspecies. The total biomass of all those ants is 12 million tonnes which is more than the biomass of all wild birds and non-human mammals combined. Gosh!
Five number facts about ants
There are 63 species of ant in Britain, 17 of which are introduced.
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Five number facts about ants
There are 63 species of ant in Britain, 17 of which are introduced.
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Yesterday, the Met Office’s radar recorded such a large and dense cloud of flying ants off the southern coast of Britain that it registered as a rain storm.
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 