AlateCast

🐜 WINGED ANTS TODAY — REAL-TIME NUPTION FLIGHT

Are the queens emerging today? AlateCast predicts the probability of nuptial flights for over 200 ant species, hour by hour, in your exact location.

The nuptial flight is the moment when winged queens and males leave the nest to found new colonies. It occurs only a few days a year, under very specific conditions of temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure. AlateCast analyzes these weather conditions in real time and cross-references them with thousands of historical observations of confirmed flights.

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WHAT ALATECAST DOES
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• Hourly prediction by species and area — green, yellow, or gray indicator

• Automatic GPS or manual selection of autonomous community/region

• Offline: seasonal data always available even without internet access

• Personal collection: record which ant queens you have captured

• Ants nearby: discover which ant species are in your GPS area

• iNaturalist and GBIF data — thousands of confirmed nuptial flights

• Rate the app directly from Settings

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COVERAGE
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🇪🇸 All of Spain: Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla

🇵🇹 Portugal: All NUTS-II regions, Madeira, and the Azores

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WHO IS IT FOR?
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🔬 Myrmecologists and entomologists

🐜 Ant enthusiasts looking to capture founding queens

📸 Nature, insect, and biodiversity photographers

🌿 Naturalists and observers of Iberian wildlife

👨‍ Animal behavior researchers

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HOW IT WORKS
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The prediction is 100% deterministic and transparent. Each score combines:

→ Historical phenology — when each species flies in each area

→ Current weather: temperature, humidity, wind, atmospheric pressure, and UV

→ Species- and area-specific models built with thousands of real-world flight observations

There are no black boxes. There is no opaque AI. Historical data is included in the app.

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PRIVACY
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Your location is used only on your device to calculate local predictions. It is not stored or shared with third parties. No registration required.