West Londoners say swarm of flying ants are 'horrendous' this year as new Londoners left baffled by 'ant apocalypse'
A new Londoner has been left baffled after spotting "flying ants everywhere". They said they've been here for three weeks and have been surprised by the amount of critters. Speaking on Reddit , they said: "This is my first summer in London and just today (July 18) in the Hammersmith area and maybe more I’ve notice hundreds of flying ants or some kind of bug I don’t recognize. "I’ve been here for three weeks now and haven’t noticed this many since today in the mid afternoon/early evening. Is this normal? And does anyone know what they are specifically?" READ MORE: One of Britain's most popular seaside towns where Londoners snap up property but locals are kept awake by 'pesky seagulls' The ants are setting off to start new colonies (Image: berkay/Getty Images) Londoners rushed to the comments to explain the phenomenon. One person said "They’re young queen ants looking to start their own colonies. Flying ant day is a thi...