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Title: Ants
Post by: Yoni on June 17, 2005, 05:14 PM
I threw an ice cream box into the trash can a couple of days ago. There was a little ice cream left, mostly stuck to the bottom of the box.

Probably less than 24 hours later, an entire horde of ants plagued the trash can. This is really cool to watch. I am letting them stay as long as the current iteration of the trash takes. (I assume a little bit after I take out the trash, they'll be magically gone.)

Pictures:
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20inside%20the%20trash%20can.jpg
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20trash%20can.jpg
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20forming%20a%20path%20lined%20up%20against%20a%20crack%20on%20the%20wall.jpg
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: QwertyMonster on June 17, 2005, 06:47 PM
Wow cool.

In my garden theres a mud place with big stones, i always pull them up every 3 months or so and there are 100 of eggs and thousands of ants.

Amazing.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Mitosis on June 17, 2005, 07:15 PM
That's disgusting.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Warrior on June 18, 2005, 08:25 AM
That's AWESOME.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 10:24 AM
As long as they stay in the trash its fine.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: QwertyMonster on June 18, 2005, 10:39 AM
Quote from: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 10:24 AM
As long as they stay in the trash its fine.

Or under my rocks in the mud. :P
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: warz on June 18, 2005, 02:24 PM
They're.. ants.. ya'll have never seen ants before?
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: hismajesty on June 18, 2005, 02:28 PM
Quote from: Yoni on June 17, 2005, 05:14 PM
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20inside%20the%20trash%20can.jpg
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20at%20the%20bottom%20of%20the%20trash%20can.jpg
http://yoni.valhallalegends.com/stuff/ants/Ants%20forming%20a%20path%20lined%20up%20against%20a%20crack%20on%20the%20wall.jpg

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(http://www.killsbugsdead.com/i/product_rak.jpg)

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:)
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 02:29 PM
I was thinking about that...  and why do you have a huge crack in your wall Yoni? Did netcooler dodge some bullets and get owned by a wall?
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: NicoQwertyu on June 18, 2005, 06:05 PM
I'm glad I noticed this topic.  It just so happens I had an encounter... WITH ZOMBIE ANTS this afternoon.  I was in the back of the house doing yardwork for father's day.  I had been instructed to use a wheel-barrel to move a pile of multch (fig 1-1) to a garden to stop weeds from growing.  Little did I know... the pile had been infected by giant mutant ants (from the abyss)!

These were no regular ants... no no... these were mega-huge-super ants (from the abyss).  I managed to escape without any real harm, but having no digital camera, I've been forced to draw you an MS Paint depiction of the beasts (fig 1-1).

* figure 1-1

(http://img98.echo.cx/img98/9427/antz3jk.jpg)


Note*: The power went out, for 45 minutes, right before I had finished the original drawing.  So you aren't getting the full effect -- the drawing was even better the first time!
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 06:21 PM
Are the zombie ants shiting on the ground or are those tiles?
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Netcooler on June 18, 2005, 06:27 PM
Quote from: [Unknown] on June 17, 2005, 06:47 PM
Wow cool.

In my garden theres a mud place with big stones, i always pull them up every 3 months or so and there are 100 of eggs and thousands of ants.

Amazing.

Take pics plz
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: NicoQwertyu on June 18, 2005, 06:33 PM
Quote from: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 06:21 PM
Are the zombie ants shiting on the ground or are those tiles?

That's the multch!
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: hismajesty on June 18, 2005, 09:00 PM
Quote from: NicoQwertyu on June 18, 2005, 06:33 PM
Quote from: Blaze on June 18, 2005, 06:21 PM
Are the zombie ants shiting on the ground or are those tiles?

That's the multch!

I think you're supposed to lay more than that.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: NicoQwertyu on June 18, 2005, 09:19 PM
It's a PILE or multch.  The mutant ants were living inside.  C'mon!  Ugh, you guys have no appreciatiation for fine drawings.
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: hismajesty on June 18, 2005, 09:45 PM
Shouldn't the mulch be closer to the pool too?
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: NicoQwertyu on June 18, 2005, 11:46 PM
Why?
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: hismajesty on June 19, 2005, 12:54 AM
It's like a foot from it. Are you mulching around the pool for a decorative purpose?

After your last post, I don't think you are. :P
Title: Re: Ants
Post by: QwertyMonster on June 19, 2005, 04:35 AM
Zombie ants, interesting? :-\