Termite alate Macrotermes spp.
With the onset of the first rains the flight of the winged alates or Flying ants is one of the spectacles of the African bush when the air fills with millions of these fertile male and female termites ready to pair off and start a new colony
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Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
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