The short answer to this question is yes.
Flying ants are not a species in their own right, they are essentially the same as ordinary ants - they only develop wings during the mating season, to undertake what is known as a "nuptial flight".
Therefore, all the ants that belong to sub-species that you would ordinarily stay away from will still bite you when they happen to be flying ants - the only difference is, that they are far more mobile during their nuptial flight than they otherwise would be.
This is not to say that flying ants have greater propensity to bite - they don't, they're just, essentially, what would have been if all the ants you normally avoid, happened to have wings.
Flying ant's bite can be just as painful as Ambulatory ant's bite, and people have been known to develop sensitivities to these bites. That said, flying ants are not especially dangerous in themselves - they are simply far more noticeable than usual when swarms make their nuptial flight. They are best avoided (if at all possible) during their mating rituals, and if you can possibly make sure all your doors and windows are closed on what is known as "flying ant day"( the day of their nuptial flight), you will avoid the possibility of infestation.
Flying ants are not a species in their own right, they are essentially the same as ordinary ants - they only develop wings during the mating season, to undertake what is known as a "nuptial flight".
Therefore, all the ants that belong to sub-species that you would ordinarily stay away from will still bite you when they happen to be flying ants - the only difference is, that they are far more mobile during their nuptial flight than they otherwise would be.
This is not to say that flying ants have greater propensity to bite - they don't, they're just, essentially, what would have been if all the ants you normally avoid, happened to have wings.
Flying ant's bite can be just as painful as Ambulatory ant's bite, and people have been known to develop sensitivities to these bites. That said, flying ants are not especially dangerous in themselves - they are simply far more noticeable than usual when swarms make their nuptial flight. They are best avoided (if at all possible) during their mating rituals, and if you can possibly make sure all your doors and windows are closed on what is known as "flying ant day"( the day of their nuptial flight), you will avoid the possibility of infestation.
