myrmepropagandistsincerely don't understand how people can stand not to have pet ants.
They are so cute and small. They have such complex social interactions and surprise me every day.
How can you resist??
Woodchaz@futurebird
I used to love having an ant farm. Red ants were good for that. Their sting hurt pretty bad, but they weren't too aggressive. You could catch them by getting them to climb up a straw. A Mason Jar worked. It was fun to watch them work.
But one day I was barefoot & jumped on a gopher mound only to discover that it was actually a fire ant mound. After that, they were everywhere and they would find you if you didn't keep moving.
After that I never thought of having an ant farm again.
I used to love having an ant farm. Red ants were good for that. Their sting hurt pretty bad, but they weren't too aggressive. You could catch them by getting them to climb up a straw. A Mason Jar worked. It was fun to watch them work.
But one day I was barefoot & jumped on a gopher mound only to discover that it was actually a fire ant mound. After that, they were everywhere and they would find you if you didn't keep moving.
After that I never thought of having an ant farm again.