This morning and again this afternoon a bowl of 507-C in the Vauen Olaf bent egg. An earthworm/nightcrawler had died in the rain last night near my lawnchair ... about 5 inches long. I figured a bird would get it but no. A bunch of tiny micro ants came and started to consume it. They would cut and drag bits of dead grass over to use as ladders or bridges to get on top of it. At the end of the day its almost all gone and whats missing is covered in thatch. This is so brilliantly efficient and neat I may have to reconsider my burial plans.
Those little nasties finally drove me out of my berry patch yesterday. Sat down to get at the low branches on an absolutely loaded saskatoon bush, and next thing I knew, there were in my trackpants, on my feet, and yowzer, did they bite. Even got at my healed-up operation area, just above my crotch.
We're absolutely loaded with ants up north - hills everywhere. They'll clean up a rabbit in a week, and as you saw, drowned worms in a day. Whenever i go on a rampage with nests in my yard, I think of the stink that would be otherwise, and leave them alone.
As an interesting aside, I've had only a few strays in my house since I've been growing tobacco plants indoors. Maybe those of you who also grow and can chime in here - it's very noticeable over past years.
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