Biting off more than you can chew

@JudyEv (349818)
Rockingham, Australia
April 2, 2025 7:20pm CST
Ants can be fascinating creatures. We saw this ant and millipede on the path today. The ant had hold of the millipede and was walking backwards dragging the millipede with it. After a while the ant came to a bit of an obstacle and couldn’t get the millipede over it. In the end he had to go off without it. A couple more ants came along but ignored the millipede. Then we got bored and toddled off too! Do you ever watch ants?
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@DaddyEvil (144804)
• United States
3 Apr
I don't normally watch ants unless I find them in the house and then I'm just following them to find out where they cam in from and why they came in. Then I dust them and their trail with Diatomaceous earth to get rid of them.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56097)
•
3 Apr
Ants are known to be very strong and dedicated - even though they are a nuisance.
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rakski
@rakski (135158)
• Philippines
3 Apr
same with me!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
Mum always followed their trail back to their nest and then demolished that. I'm not sure what she used.
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rakski
@rakski (135158)
• Philippines
3 Apr
oh yes!!! Inside the house and observe what they are doing then I put ant chalk where they come from
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rakski
@rakski (135158)
• Philippines
15h
@JudyEv hood to know
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
Fair enough. I'd be doing that inside too! lol
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snowy
@snowy22315 (187085)
• United States
3 Apr
That's a major ant. Sometimes I do.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
You need to watch for a while I guess but they communicate with this one and that as they go about their business. Maybe we just don't have enough to do!
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (73040)
• United States
3 Apr
Not a big fan of ants. I do like watching honey bees.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
I certainly don't like them inside.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (142932)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Apr
Sometimes if I see them outside I watch them.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
They make a distinct trail yet they are so tiny.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472566)
• Switzerland
3 Apr
I am fascinated by ants. Last summer I had put outside those blue granules to kill the lugs. I noticed in the morning that they were all aligned, I checked and the ants were moving them. I took a video.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472566)
• Switzerland
6h
@JudyEv My husband did not believe me until I showed him the video.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
@LadyDuck I wonder why the ants lined up the granules. I guess we'll never know.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
My mother put some granules down an ant-nest then watched as they very carefully carried them all out again. That's so interesting about them aligning the granules. I'm glad you took a video. Some people wouldn't believe it.
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terri0824
@terri0824 (5095)
• United States
3 Apr
On occasion I have found myself watching ants work...that is if they are outside. If they are inside, that is a different story and I will do what I need to do to rid them from the house....seems like every spring I am fighting to keep them from coming in the house.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
I don't like them in the house. It's instant war in that case.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (143220)
• India
19h
Yes I do It is fascinating to watch them march in a line.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
So many little feet over time becomes a trail.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (113895)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Apr
They are fun to watch
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (113895)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Apr
@JudyEv They do follow set paths when they find something good
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
They make very distinct trails. Thousands must walk over and over the ground to make those trails so distinct.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (27041)
• Singapore
3 Apr
Ants make their presence felt for me with their bites. Some can be quite nasty.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (20241)
• London, England
22h
I used to when I was much younger. Quite fascinating little beasties
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
They are so small but they carve out trails over time. Did you ever get the program Miniscule there? I guess it's a cartoon but the ants all marched in a line with a 'sergeant' out the front blowing his whistle to keep them in time. The segments were short - about ten minutes and featured different insects. The dragonflies all sounded like jet fighters.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (185598)
• United States
3 Apr
I HATE ANTS. They come in the house every spring and crawl on me. They don't seem to be as bad this year; but we put everything in the fridge and containers so they probably can't find any food and move on.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
If you can keep the food away from them, that would help.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (185598)
• United States
9h
@JudyEv Yes, we had to secure all the food because of the mice.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15128)
• Hong Kong
3 Apr
Seldom have ants in my apartment. But white ants can be damaging. They can.cause major structural damage to wood relatively quickly.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr
White ants can be really bad here and buildings have to be treated to stop their getting established. Officials check houses for sale for white ants.
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