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Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:12 pm**

Greetings. Every now and then, my pool is full of these tiny insects. Can someone tell me what they are? I hope they're not termites!

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Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:54 am**

These appear to be winged ants (called alates), which are the reproductive members of a colony -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuptial_flight

I've heard that in some areas, they often end up in pools, sometimes in large numbers. Apparently, they are attracted to the light reflecting off the surface.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:19 am**

Thank goodness! Are they harmless to my home's structure, or garden?

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2023 8:23 am**

rubemon wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:19 am Thank goodness! Are they harmless to my home's structure, or garden?

Yes ... but your pool is harmful to them...

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:06 pm**

wollastoni wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 8:23 am
rubemon wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 3:19 am Thank goodness! Are they harmless to my home's structure, or garden?
No ... but your pool is harmless to them...

I suppose you meant :” Yes…but your pool is harmful to them…” as they will die in it.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:32 am**

Indeed !
Lost in translation again

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