The Isolated Blurt Thread XXXIII: Between a Lime and a Hard Place

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2020 ain't sucking anything of mine, thank you. That's bound to be a toothy blow job.
 
I hope you had a great holiday weekend, Thor 😊

It was a weekend. I got a few nice rides in on my bikes. Made a porchetta, first time, and it was really good. Also, smoked some ribs, for Sunday dinner. Did some weeding.
 
I'm a genius! Well, we already know this, but I had a really awesome idea and it worked a treat. House plants were under attack from aphids, so i stood the pot next to an ants nest. Apparently aphids are real tasty! No nasty chemicals required.

Aphid secretions are sweet, so the ants enjoy that. You may want to keep an eye on them, because the ants won't necessarily kill the aphids. Sometimes they milk them and protect them.
 
Aphid secretions are sweet, so the ants enjoy that. You may want to keep an eye on them, because the ants won't necessarily kill the aphids. Sometimes they milk them and protect them.

So the ants...enslave the aphids and turn them out into chattel cattle for their joy juice.

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Even though this facet of insect nature has likely been going on since Day One of bug kingdom, why does this sound so on brand for this particular year? ;)
 
Aphid secretions are sweet, so the ants enjoy that. You may want to keep an eye on them, because the ants won't necessarily kill the aphids. Sometimes they milk them and protect them.

Depends on the species of ant. The ones near my house don't, because those green bastards are gone.
 
The house is wrecked and the cats have gone feral. Drilling, hammering and bricks flying.
 
and that's why this message board has an ignore feature. isn't that fun?
 
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