man, ants are dumb (pic!)

thomsbrain

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take a look at this. the ants crawl in through the window, around the tub, down the wall, across the floor, along another wall, back into the tub, around the bottom of the tub, and then into a crack between the spigot and the tile. 4 times the distance it needed to be. and they weren't even getting anything good along the way, or coming back up in the kitchen or anything. it must be a hard life to be an ant...

ant path
 

ElFenix

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maybe you should put some ant bait down.

did you have to clean the bathroom before taking the picture?
 

thomsbrain

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
maybe you should put some ant bait down.

did you have to clean the bathroom before taking the picture?

i put some down and they walked around it. it's actually the first time i've seen ants ignore that stuff.

no, didn't need to clean, actually it's dirtier than you can see in the pic. ;)
 

thomsbrain

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you lifers are so harsh to me. :( ::sob::

oh yeah, i should mention that their trail goes through the middle of a sprider web and there's a bunch of dead ant bodies hanging in it, but it doesn't seem to slow them down.
 

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
you lifers are so harsh to me. :( ::sob::

oh yeah, i should mention that their trail goes through the middle of a sprider web and there's a bunch of dead ant bodies hanging in it, but it doesn't seem to slow them down.

heeh....
 

ISAslot

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
you lifers are so harsh to me. :( ::sob::

oh yeah, i should mention that their trail goes through the middle of a sprider web and there's a bunch of dead ant bodies hanging in it, but it doesn't seem to slow them down.

*shakes head*

Don't you see?

It's a haunted house tour. They're just getting an early start before October comes. I'd be more concerned that they feel your house is scarey enough for their spooky tastes.
 

brtspears2

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Hmm, I think I've done such a route before in Vegas. Strip too crowded, quickest way would be down the strip, but being fight night and all, pretty crowded. So take a right, a left, another left, a right, another left .. and a right back to the strip ...

Ants suck, just spray them.
 

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
you lifers are so harsh to me. :( ::sob::

oh yeah, i should mention that their trail goes through the middle of a sprider web and there's a bunch of dead ant bodies hanging in it, but it doesn't seem to slow them down.
<---- goes outside to remove ant-heads-on-toothpicks from front yard
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: OmegaNauce
set your bathroom on fire...that will flush them out.

easy way to get out of the lease too
 

toant103

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
you lifers are so harsh to me. :( ::sob::

oh yeah, i should mention that their trail goes through the middle of a sprider web and there's a bunch of dead ant bodies hanging in it, but it doesn't seem to slow them down.

hehehe
 

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
take a look at this. the ants crawl in through the window, around the tub, down the wall, across the floor, along another wall, back into the tub, around the bottom of the tub, and then into a crack between the spigot and the tile. 4 times the distance it needed to be. and they weren't even getting anything good along the way, or coming back up in the kitchen or anything. it must be a hard life to be an ant...

ant path


holy crap man, you have too much time
 

ObiDon

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Originally posted by: Gunbuster
the main means used by ants to form and maintain the line is a pheromone trail
Yeah, smear your finger across their path and watch the fun begin! :)
 

thomsbrain

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Originally posted by: roncarter
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
take a look at this. the ants crawl in through the window, around the tub, down the wall, across the floor, along another wall, back into the tub, around the bottom of the tub, and then into a crack between the spigot and the tile. 4 times the distance it needed to be. and they weren't even getting anything good along the way, or coming back up in the kitchen or anything. it must be a hard life to be an ant...

ant path


holy crap man, you have too much time

it's true. :)

 

brxndxn

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that is the funniest thing I've read tonight.. thanks!

"ants are dumb" hahahahahaha
 

thomsbrain

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i'd been planning this post for weeks, no joke. i saw this, and i knew it had to be posted on atot. you guys mean that much to me.