Help name 78,216 little black ants, please

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The discussion centers around effective methods for dealing with an ant infestation, particularly during a summer when the problem seems exacerbated. Participants share various strategies, including using enclosed ant baits that target entire colonies without harming pets, and placing poison along ant trails enhanced with jelly to attract them. Some humorous suggestions include unconventional methods like setting fire to the ants or using skunks as natural predators. Cleaning up food sources, sealing entry points, and scrubbing ant trails with detergent are emphasized as essential preventive measures. The conversation also takes a light-hearted turn, with participants joking about naming ants and even discussing the idea of "mail order skunks." Overall, the thread combines practical advice with humor, showcasing community engagement in tackling a common household issue.
  • #51
How about you dig yourself a big enough hole and live in the ants nest. They will see that our two species can't coexist and pack up and leave. It works for me, but that could just be my personal hygiene :-p
 
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  • #52
Monique said:
I'm glad you didn't suggest Frizzled :smile:

Hmm... well, she's definitely Wingless, and can express Dishevelled quite well given half a chance...
 
  • #53
Ivan Seeking said:
Where do the middle set of legs go?

OK, we'll make asterisks and ... um ... astrify 'em!

Njorl
 
  • #54
Njorl said:
OK, we'll make asterisks and ... um ... astrify 'em!

Njorl

You're scarin' me too. :rolleyes:
 
  • #55
Artman said:
You're scarin' me too. :rolleyes:

Oh well that is 2 to Njorl: 1 to The Bob. Never mind. :biggrin:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #56
Njorl said:
OK, we'll make asterisks and ... um ... astrify 'em!

With an extra crosspiece near the top like an Orthodox cross for the antennae...
 
  • #57
plover said:
With an extra crosspiece near the top like an Orthodox cross for the antennae...

Oh yes. Know we are talking. :biggrin: :smile: :biggrin:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #58
plover said:
With an extra crosspiece near the top like an Orthodox cross for the antennae...

Now that is just cruel! What kind of monster are you?

Njorl
 
  • #59
Math Is Hard said:
Thanks everyone - I appreciate the advice. Evo and Ivan, I will try a combination of your methods. Jelly, huh?
What brand of bait works best? I have had the most success with a brand called Terro so far.
The Bob, you are usually more creative, but hey, I guess it IS an awfully long list.
Jimmy P thanks for your idea, but I am afraid setting fire to them will be quite impractical in my situation!
And yes, Holly, they ARE trying to send me a message. Spelled out in perfect block lettering on the kichen floor this morning was

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME!
:biggrin:

That's pretty cool... coincidense? i think not :cool:
 
  • #60
Njorl said:
Now that is just cruel! What kind of monster are you?

If you've got a lot of toothpicks, I've got some ideas for millipedes... :devil:

Hey, do I get Njorl's points now? :biggrin:
 
  • #61
Ivan Seeking said:
Hey, if I can't shoot my skunks then you can't kill your ants. I think you should catch them all and relocate them. :biggrin:

Maybe I could just spay and neuter them all,too. :smile:
 
  • #62
and tag them each with little radio transmitters so that we can track their progress once set free. You can also make a fine batch of ant testicle tea - quite tasty! :biggrin:

LOL! I saw the avatar but I hadn't noticed your location. I really got quite a reaction from Tsu with that shot.
 
  • #63
plover said:
If you've got a lot of toothpicks, I've got some ideas for millipedes... :devil:

Hey, do I get Njorl's points now? :biggrin:

No but you can share them :smile:

The Bob (2004 ©)

P.S. 1.5 Njorl, 1 The Bob and 0.5 Plover :smile:
 
  • #64
Ivan Seeking said:
and tag them each with little radio transmitters so that we can track their progress once set free. You can also make a fine batch of ant testicle tea - quite tasty! :biggrin:
:eek: :eek: :eek:

I remember reading about Richard Feynman's fascination with ants. He spent a couple of weeks following them around his house, I think.

LOL! I saw the avatar but I hadn't noticed your location. I really got quite a reaction from Tsu with that shot.

I still think that's hysterical how you sprung that little surprise on her! :surprise:
 
  • #65
Ivan Seeking said:
LOL! I saw the avatar but I hadn't noticed your location.
I know. Is that just CUTE or what??! :biggrin: I'm so honored to have one of our little skunks chosen as Math Is Hard's avatar! BTW, Ivan - was that Miss Aftermath or was it Evo the Terrible chowing down? Could you tell? I mean... the tail is so BUSHY and all... :biggrin: I mean, you know... well, just thought it might be Evo... Well, er...never mind... :redface: :wink: :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #66
Math Is Hard said:
:I still think that's hysterical how you sprung that little surprise on her! :surprise:
Yeah. My life with Ivan is just chock FULL of those 'hysterical little surprises'... :rolleyes: :biggrin:
 
  • #67
Tsunami said:
Yeah. My life with Ivan is just chock FULL of those 'hysterical little surprises'... :rolleyes: :biggrin:

April Fool's Day must be quite an event at your house!
 
  • #68
Tsunami said:
BTW, Ivan - was that Miss Aftermath or was it Evo the Terrible chowing down? Could you tell? I mean... the tail is so BUSHY and all... :biggrin: I mean, you know... well, just thought it might be Evo... Well, er...never mind... :redface: :wink: :smile: :smile: :smile:
That's me, bright eyed and bushy tailed. :-p
 
  • #69
HAhaAHAHhHAAhAAA! Oh Mercy, Evo's tail is quite magnificent, isn't it!
 
  • #71
Thanks for that link - that was helpful. Yup - it sounds like them. They show up everytime the weather gets warm and dry, usually heading for the bathtub first, seeking out water.
 
  • #72
Evo said:
That's me, bright eyed and bushy tailed. :-p
Wow! That WAS you on the lawn the other night! I'd recognize THAT buttho.. er - tail. Yeah, TAIL! - anywhere! :biggrin:(I don't remember saying anything about bright eyes, tho... but, heck... I forget stuff...you know how it is... :biggrin:)
 
  • #73
Evo, I LOVE your new avatar and location! :biggrin: :smile:
 
  • #74
Tsunami said:
Evo, I LOVE your new avatar and location! :biggrin: :smile:
Thanks sis. :biggrin: It kind of reflects the "real" me. :approve:
 
  • #75
Ok this PF relationship thing is going too far. I can't keep up. I am sure there is more than I know but I can't remember :surprise:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #76
Evo said:
Thanks sis. :biggrin: It kind of reflects the "real" me. :approve:

"bushy tailed" reflects the real you? :eek:


:biggrin:
 
  • #77
The Bob said:
Ok this PF relationship thing is going too far. I can't keep up. I am sure there is more than I know but I can't remember :surprise:

The Bob (2004 ©)

I should make a kinship chart. :smile:
 
  • #78
Math Is Hard said:
I should make a kinship chart. :smile:

Please do.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #79
It's really complicated actually. You see Evo and Tsunami are sisters, and Jimmy P is Evo's son, and Jimmy P is betrothed to Mooberry Marz.. BUT, should Jimmy P and Mooberry Marz ever have a baby, then Tsunami will actually be the GRANDMA of the baby and not the Aunt. So you can see why the whole process is very difficult to work out on paper. Oh, yeah, -- Tribdog is Jimmy P's pet, and I am also a sister of Evo and Tsunami's but not exactly in the same way, since Evo and Tsu are identical twins and have a special psychic bond... make sense?
 
  • #80
You might also want to explain the difference between Zooby and Zoobie and Zooby: the first is a zoobie, the second is a cat, and the third is a skunk.
 
  • #81
That was probably confusing. Let me clarify: Zooby is a zoobie, but Zoobie is not a zoobie, and neither is Zooby.
 
  • #82
Let me clarify: Tsunami and Ivan, at one point, had two pets: Zoobie and Zooby. Now they only have Zoobie. Regardless, neither one of these pets was Zooby.
 
  • #83
Think of it this way:

In no case does Zooby equal Zooby.

In one case Zooby equals Zoobie.

In one case Zoobie does not equal Zooby.
 
  • #84
zoobyshoe said:
You might also want to explain the difference between Zooby and Zoobie and Zooby: the first is a zoobie, the second is a cat, and the third is a skunk.

Actually, I had no idea! That clears up a few quetions I had.
 
  • #85
Well I thank Maths in both threads that I have got this.

Zooby. Shut up. :biggrin: :biggrin:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #86
The Bob said:
Zooby. Shut up.
Are you speaking to me or to Zooby, or have you misspelt "Zoobie"?
 
  • #87
zoobyshoe said:
Are you speaking to me or to Zooby, or have you misspelt "Zoobie"?

What?? :confused:

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
  • #88
wasn't the original topic ants? i leave them to their trail and for the most part they stick to it, it's those big ants that just seem to not build coloneys but invade get the wrath, whatever that is lol. the cats might care if they wern't watching the birds and lizards.
 
  • #89
If a thread in General Discssion doesn't go off topic at least once, it's not successful. :biggrin:

This was a great thread from GD's Golden Era.
 

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