I had the flying ants in the garden today. Glad to know I wasn't specially picked on - it's just flying ant day.
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Amazing that they can predict the day, how do they know? Actually, ours came on Tuesday, 5:25pm. I was sitting out in the backyard with my daughter, enjoying the nice weather. I had noticed that there were lots of ants about and they were moving with that frenetic activity you normally associate with having disturbed their nest. Suddenly, from 3 separate nests around the patio, there was a huge release of flying ants. My 1.5 year old daughter thought it was interesting and toddled over for a closer look. By the time I came over to her a minute later, she was covered with about 20 ants, with loads of flying ones caught in her wispy hair. Not a big deal, but a bit icky to clean her off.Last edited by Growem; 24-07-2008, 12:04 AM.
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We had them all over and in the compost bin yesterday in our back yard,
I seen um whill i was cutting the bed room units down, going to see if they still there today and put boiling water down i hate umSome things in their natural state have the most VIVID colors
Dobby
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How wrong was Chris Moyles??!!Lulling me into thinking I'd only have a day to put up with them for just a day!~just got home from a day out & our wall & parts of patio are covered with the critters!!Last edited by di; 23-08-2008, 05:03 PM.the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx
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Not just confusing but downright annoying!!Andi got cross that I wanted(& did!!)drown them in boiling water!~Sorry all ant lovers but they were feet away from the house & all over the patio!(kind off!maybe I was just being a girl?!the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx
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Major ant fly nightmare last night: got home to find a dozen of them on the kitchen windowsill. Clobbered them all with a spatula.
Ten mins later, another half dozen on the window. Clobbered them too, and drowned them.
Ten mins later ... you guessed it.
This went on for a couple of hours ~ I just could not work out how they were getting in ... all the doors & windows were shut. Then I had a brain wave, and pulled out the microwave to inspect the tiled wall behind it. There was a matchhead sized hole in the silicone sealant, and the little bloggers were crawling out of there. So I superglued that hole shutAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View PostMajor ant fly nightmare last night: got home to find a dozen of them on the kitchen windowsill. Clobbered them all with a spatula.
Ten mins later, another half dozen on the window. Clobbered them too, and drowned them.
Ten mins later ... you guessed it.
This went on for a couple of hours ~ I just could not work out how they were getting in ... all the doors & windows were shut. Then I had a brain wave, and pulled out the microwave. There was a matchhead sized hole in the silicone sealant, and the little bloggers were crawling out of there. So I superglued that hole shutS*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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