I Need an Aardvark
By Val
@valmnz (17097)
New Zealand
January 8, 2016 1:22pm CST
My husband and I have just been watching a documentary about aardvark - well, he was watching and I stopped to have a quick look while passing through. I couldn't help thinking that's exactly what I need at the moment, a pet aardvark.
The ant season here is worse than ever this summer. In previous years I've managed to control them with ant sand, but I'm not making much of an impression with that this year. At least they haven't come inside yet.
So, in the absence of a useful pet such as an aardvark I shall continue my murderous ways, killing ants as fast as I can on a daily basis. And I don't feel guilty about killing these living creatures at all. I am not a fan of ants.
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@celticeagle (166040)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jan 16
And they come in droves. Ugh! I was just thinking that a person with a family of Aardvark could make a good amount of money this time of year. Start a service.
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@celticeagle (166040)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan 16
@valmnz.... I don't think we do here either.
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we don't actually have aardvark in NZ so my experience of them is limited to TV
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
8 Jan 16
Liquid Seven even kills fire ants.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
9 Jan 16
@valmnz The bite and it burns when they do - they make giant ant hills, some a few feet wide and double that high.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jan 16
And Diatametious Earth @AbbyGreenhill and it is an organic product.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Jan 16
I get scars from ant bites, and fire ants give me hives, so we have to have ant purges every so often
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Jan 16
@valmnz be very glad, they are the yellow jackets of the ant world
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jan 16
@Jessicalynnt You got that right. I'm still trying to figure out how they managed to get inside a brand new jar of peanut butter. I hate fire ants.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16750)
• China
9 Jan 16
@arthurchappell has mentioned the aardvark in one of his posts,at the start ,I thought it was anteater,but not .Africa is the home of the aardvark,don't know if the climate there suits it well .
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 16
Why not ask @Inlemay to post you one! 
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Jan 16
I hope they are not invading everywhere,they can really be troublesome
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
21 Jan 16
@valmnz that is something you don't want to get into the house. homemade idea try liquid soap and water spray it all over. I have been told this works well at keeping them away.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I've had a couple wars with ants too! Diatomaceous earth can help, so can ant bait, and they also really hate cinnamon powder. Good luck with them.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Jan 16
what sorta ants're troublin' ya, ms. val? i'd send'ja some horned toads (they love ants 'n're smaller, lol) but i dunno which all snowdrifts they're currently buried under.
hope ya don't get a home invasion's well, hon. big hugs!
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
10 Jan 16
you are writing again? Now just as well Gary tagged me in this post otherwise I would not have know you were writing again. Do you want an Aardvark? Are the ANTS that bad?
Go and look for the photographer Chad Cocking on FB - you will find that he has the most amazing stories about all African animals as well as the Aardvark.
This is a photo of a mound of red sand that will be the home of the creature you are looking for. Heaps and Heaps all over our area.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
9 Jan 16
You and me both @valmnz . Here in the southern US, we have Fire Ants and let me tell you when they bite, you know it. Their mounds are huge and it seems like you have to try different products yearly to kill them because they become immune to the product. And it is worse when they invade the house. I've had to throw cabinets of food out because those little buggers will infiltrate everything. One time I got into bed and was being bitten severely. When I turned on the light, the bed was full of them.
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