[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":152},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fnuptial-flights-in-captivity-the-ant-pod-en":3,"related-posts-nuptial-flights-in-captivity-the-ant-pod-en":108,"related-categories-nuptial-flights-in-captivity-the-ant-pod-en":135},{"id":4,"title":5,"audio":6,"author":7,"authorImageUrl":8,"authorUrl":9,"body":10,"categorySlug":76,"categoryText":77,"dateModified":78,"datePublished":79,"description":80,"extension":81,"faqs":82,"howToDescription":98,"howToImage":98,"howToSteps":98,"howToSupply":98,"howToTitle":98,"howToTools":98,"howToTotalTime":98,"image":99,"language":100,"meta":101,"navigation":102,"path":103,"productBrand":98,"productDescription":98,"productImage":98,"productName":98,"reviewDescription":98,"reviewRating":98,"seo":104,"sitemap":105,"stem":106,"youtubeVideoId":98,"__hash__":107},"blog\u002Fnuptial-flights-in-captivity-the-ant-pod.md","Nuptial Flights In Captivity - The Ant Pod","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Faudio\u002F28_nuptial_flights_in_captivity-min.mp3","Ant Holleufer","\u002Fimages\u002Fauthors\u002Fant-holleufer.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutube.com\u002F@antholleufer",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":72},"minimark",[13,21,32,39,46,53,60,66,69],[14,15,16,17],"p",{},"Listen to the best ant keeping podcast on the Internet: ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"The Ant Pod!",[14,22,23,24,27,28,31],{},"In this episode of the Ant Pod, ",[18,25,26],{},"the hosts focus on the intriguing topic of nuptial flights in captivity",". 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