The annual insect spectacle you may have overlooked Peterborough Examiner – September 12, 2025 – by Drew Monkman On warm, muggy days in late summer, we are treated to a fascinating glimpse into the lives of ants. Although we rarely think of ants as winged creatures, they do grow wings during the Read more
I took a photo of this spider tonight, June 27, before bed. It’s bigger than a toonie for sure and the biggest spider since my cottage days and dock spiders. Any thoughts? Wayne Stovell, Cavan Note: I believe it’s a species of fishing spider (Dolomedes). D.M. My neighbour who lives Read more
Tonight, August 15, we had a spectacular aerial show with Common Nighthawks, Tree Swallows and gulls. The nighthawks were swarming over our Curve Lake house. I would estimate 50 but it was difficult to count because of the irregularity of their flight. There were also about twenty gulls and 100 Read more
Flying ants were swarming in Oshawa, too, on September 21st. I saw them mid-afternoon. There were clouds of them around our backyard. Fred Ford, Oshawa Note: Scroll down for more ant swarm sightings.
I read with interest from your website that you and Gord Young witnessed the ant swarms on Sunday Sep 21. During the evening of that same day, we observed a swarm of very small ants on a flower pot in the garden at our waterfront home on lower Chemong Lake.. Read more
On hot, muggy days in early September, we are often provided with an intriguing glimpse into the lives of ants, probably our most abundant insects. Although we don’t tend to think of ants as winged insects, they do have wings during the mating phase of their life cycle. This is Read more