Ant Update!!!

[minsue]

Why am I hearing in my head that god-awful shrill noise the thriller movies always use when giant insects attack?

 

[shereads]

Give the ants their due. When I was a kid, I had an ant farm. I was an animal lover who would cry when someone killed a spider, but even I couldn't resist giving the ant farm a little earthquake every time they got a really complex tunnel system going.

Poor little bastards. The survivors who escaped probably passed along some sort of genetic memory. They deserve their revenge; I'm just sorry the rest of you will get what I have coming to me.

 

[smutpen]

What was it they said about insects in "The Hellstrom Chronicles?" (Yep, I'm old.)

"They're not going to inherit the earth; it's already theirs."

Something like that.

 

[smutpen]

Hmmm -- yes.

My post went leaping backwards in time like one of those Florida cockroaches they like to call Palmetto Bugs.

Startling.

 

[shereads]

Hmmm -- yes.

My post went leaping backwards in time like one of those Florida cockroaches they like to call Palmetto Bugs.

Startling.

Yeesh. Not just Florida, smugpen. My first and most memorable encounter with a flying cockroach the size of a shoe was in Texas at a boss's cookout, where one landed on my plate, tasted the coleslaw, and pronounced it yummy. I didn't eat a lot that night.

There's something pathetic about cockroaches that makes them repulsive. Ants are interesting; ladybugs are cute; the beetles were great, although Paul's work hasn't done a thing for me since Band On the Run; why are roaches so singularly disgusting that they make my skin crawl, when other bugs don't particularly bother me?

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Yeesh. Not just Florida, smugpen. My first and most memorable encounter with a flying cockroach the size of a shoe was in Texas at a boss's cookout, where one landed on my plate, tasted the coleslaw, and pronounced it yummy. I didn't eat a lot that night.

There's something pathetic about cockroaches that makes them repulsive. Ants are interesting; ladybugs are cute; the beetles were great, although Paul's work hasn't done a thing for me since Band On the Run; why are roaches so singularly disgusting that they make my skin crawl, when other bugs don't particularly bother me?

Texas roaches are gigantic and yes they are disgusting. (The size of a shoe? Maybe one of MathGirl's shoes...) And yet, there is an entire television show that can't seem to air a single episode without forcing people to eat Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. Not that I mind. The less there are to bug me, the better.

Wonder if Fear Factor is planning on tackling the rat population of New York City next season.

~lucky (retro-poster)

I thought the whole point of having an ant farm was to shake it.

 

[Just_John1]

Crisis Management

You must always show them who is boss. I suggest buying a can of raid and placing it next to the farm. When feeding them the apples, pick up the can. Don't spray it but pick it up. THe threat of chemical warfare always seems to work, unless of course the queen is laura bush then they may just put together a preemptive attack. Sneaky little bastards those ant are.

JJ1

 

[Colleen Thomas]

When I was a child I saw empire of the ants. Anyone ever see it? It was traumatized for a coupleof years, had to sleep with a night light again at 7. Terrible. I saw it on USA on night a couple of years ago when I happened to be sick with the flu and forced to watch the idiot box as reading made me queezy. Can we say cheesey? All I kept thinking was how on earth did this movie firghten me so badly?

I defintely suggest waching it Sarrah. After seeing giant, radioactive ants who look about as threatening as muppets on valium devour the cast your little visiotrs will appear positively charming.

Roaches are a whole different matter. In the war on roaches I favor nuclear poliferation. To heck with a bunker buster nuke, those guys need to be developing a roachbuster modle the size of a pin head. On second thought scratch that. With my luck I would bring the whole house down and the only one to survive would be Ossama Bin Cockroach.

-Colly

 

[mindy go round]

When I was a child I saw empire of the ants. Anyone ever see it? It was traumatized for a coupleof years, had to sleep with a night light again at 7. Terrible. I saw it on USA on night a couple of years ago when I happened to be sick with the flu and forced to watch the idiot box as reading made me queezy. Can we say cheesey? All I kept thinking was how on earth did this movie firghten me so badly?

I defintely suggest waching it Sarrah. After seeing giant, radioactive ants who look about as threatening as muppets on valium devour the cast your little visiotrs will appear positively charming.

Roaches are a whole different matter. In the war on roaches I favor nuclear poliferation. To heck with a bunker buster nuke, those guys need to be developing a roachbuster modle the size of a pin head. On second thought scratch that. With my luck I would bring the whole house down and the only one to survive would be Ossama Bin Cockroach.

-Colly

Did it have that high pitched whine that lets you know the ants are coming & they're pissed?

-minsue

 

[Free Pictures]

Be very careful that none escape when you open the lid. If one manage to escape, it will return to release the others while you are asleep.

I think I am in a time wrap. This forum is listing messages according to the time they are posted. And I am not on your time. Nor does it recognise daylight saving.

 

[Boxlicker101]

It's Them!

I saw that movie!

I saw that movie also when it was new and thought it really exciting. I was a teenager then. Much later, I saw it on TV and thought it to be extremely hokey. Sometimes improved taste and maturity are mixed blessings. Anyhow, it is a better movie than most of its genre.

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

We have survived two entire days with the ants.

Amazingly, the ants are thriving. If possible, I think they've actually grown a bit since Saturday.

Oh, joy.

And earlier this evening we had to add some food. Per instructions I cut a few tiny pieces of apple and opened the Ant Farm to drop them in. But when I cracked a portion of the lid, the little bastards swarmed towards me in a very threatening manner, jaws agape.

Apparently they thought I was attacking the nest.

Well, I dropped the food and slammed the lid. The adults watched in horror, the kids watched in awe, as the ants "killed" the apples.

I already made my husband promise if these things continue to grow we'll call in the Army.

(I may need professional help before this is over.)

 

[Guest]

Why am I hearing in my head that god-awful shrill noise the thriller movies always use when giant insects attack?

It's Them!

I saw that movie!

 

[rgraham666]

If you want to read a good story about a very fancy ant farm, I recommend Sandkings by George R. R. Martin.

I like ants. They are so cool. Well, except for Australian bulldog ants. An inch long, quarter inch stingers and an attitude that make Dubya look like Mahatma Ghandi.

One of the great moments of my life was when I stumbled upon an ant colony's dairy herd and I spent a very pleasant afternoon observing the ants look after it.

Termites are even cooler. Did you know there is a species of termites where they blow themselves up when protecting the nest?

 

[Guest]

 

[Boxlicker101]

All my ants died two days after entering the farm.

My mother remains the prime suspect.

If you had asked your mother, do you think she would have said "We sent them out to live on your uncle's farm in the country"?

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

Jonestown in miniature.

You are on a roll, Pierce. My jaws are aching.

Perdita

 

[NoJo]

I hope those sentences are connected.

 

[Guest]

I hope those sentences are connected.

Somewhere else I posted that the men of the AH are keeping me laughing. Et tu, Joe?

 

[Guest]

Re: Crisis Management

You must always show them who is boss. I suggest buying a can of raid and placing it next to the farm. When feeding them the apples, pick up the can. Don't spray it but pick it up. THe threat of chemical warfare always seems to work, unless of course the queen is laura bush then they may just put together a preemptive attack. Sneaky little bastards those ant are.

JJ1

Excellent suggestion. Who do they think they are, anyway?

And this entire thread did a time-warp, didn't it? My first post said it was 12 hours ahead of when I actually posted it. Very strange.

(I think the ants had something to do with it.)