Wimbledon was in full swing on Wednesday — matches were being played, the stands were packed and flying ants were having sex EVERYWHERE.
Wimbledon was interrupted by flying ants who just wanted to have sex
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That’s right, the world’s most famous tennis tournament was invaded by flying insects intent on using the grass courts as king-sized beds on which to make the next generation of flying ants. And they were everywhere!
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Gross.
At least Wimbledon was in good spirits about it. The flying ants come to England on “Flying Ant Day,” the yearly occasion when thousands of the bugs decide to reproduce and start new colonies, according to The Telegraph. And unfortunately, this year, they chose the middle of Wimbledon.
And as you can imagine, the people there to watch and play tennis were less than thrilled:
In fact, it’s all British tennis player Johanna Konta could talk about in an interview with the BBC. “I think I’ve definitely taken home a few as a souvenir in my belly,” she said.
Fans sounded off with their displeasure at having to witness lots and lots of flying ant sex instead of world-class tennis:
Just reading this makes me #itchy.
Great question.
But a reminder that things could be worse: At least Wimbledon wasn’t interrupted by HUMAN sex, like this year’s Sarasota Open.
Yup, could be a lot worse.
