so i have some ants on my deck. i'm okay with that as long as they stay on the deck in manageable numbers. if things change, i'm ready to take some action. mona helen has informed me, that as well as warding off evil spirits, sage is particularly distasteful to ants. but for now, they have not shown a desire to enter my prime territory.
in fact, they've been helpful so far. they seem to be contented cleaning up the odd mess that has besmirched my deck. a dead bug here and a drop of stray hummingbird food there. yesterday i found them chowing on this particularly well-formed drop on the railing. it was quite fascinating. you can actually see their normally brown little abdomens filling up with the red liquid. i get the hummingbird food at the pet store and it's red.
this looks like a substantial sweet rock (reference from the animated movie the ant bully) for such small creatures, but they made short work of it as well as other sweet splashes.
at this point they are all but gone from this particular spot, leaving only a few scouts to send back news if another sweet rock should rain from the skies.
to see a larger view, click on the pics.
in fact, they've been helpful so far. they seem to be contented cleaning up the odd mess that has besmirched my deck. a dead bug here and a drop of stray hummingbird food there. yesterday i found them chowing on this particularly well-formed drop on the railing. it was quite fascinating. you can actually see their normally brown little abdomens filling up with the red liquid. i get the hummingbird food at the pet store and it's red.
this looks like a substantial sweet rock (reference from the animated movie the ant bully) for such small creatures, but they made short work of it as well as other sweet splashes.
at this point they are all but gone from this particular spot, leaving only a few scouts to send back news if another sweet rock should rain from the skies.
to see a larger view, click on the pics.
4 comments:
more pets?
I absolutely love these photos...would like copies for my screen saver
but you're anonymous, how do i give you photos?
Sprinkling black pepper works too if they get rambunctious. I love you're happy little ant photos. :)
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