Red ant (Myrmica sp.) mating swarm swirling around a treetop on a warm afternoon, Godlingston Heath, Dorset, UK, September.

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Location: Godlingston Common, Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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