Swarms of flying ants are being mistaken for rain by UK weather sensors. The winged ants come out when the weather's hot and humid. NurPhoto via Getty Images Don’t get caught in the fly of the storm. The UK is being besieged by biblical swarms of horny flying ants that are so numerous they’re being mistaken for rain by weather sensors. “It is relatively common at some point in the year to see the brief influence of flying ants on radar imagery, often appearing as short-lived pockets of drizzle on radar,” a Met spokesperson told the Telegraph while discussing the meteorological anomaly. The flying ants are indistinguishable from rain on the weather maps. Met Office Accompanying photos of the weather map show the blue patches of black garden ants, which are almost indistinguishable from the