There were hundreds of ants streaming across my counter so I bought these traps thinking I could catch a bunch of ants, but after a couple of days there are only a few ants in the trap and all the other ants have disappeared. They don't fucking work AT ALL.
But the other ants are gone, so problem solved, right?
Also if you disrupt the streams of ants in a certain way, they won't know where to go (pheromone trails) and maybe disperse?
But how do I catch a lot of ants, if I needed a lot of ants?
Usually the way those things work is that the ants take the, poisonous, bait back to the colony and they die there. That's why they don't come back.
Why do you need ants??? :eek:
maybe if yous turn your kitchen floor into a giant h0ney pool, theyll be attracted to it and get stuckeds in it.
then you collect them with a fork (not spoon, so the trap is left over for moar)
Why do they call them "traps" if they don't actually TRAP the ants? That seems like false advertising. What a ripoff!
Buy a plastic bottle of soda and when it's empty put it someplace where there's ants. When a bunch of them are inside getting the last drops, put the lid on. Trapped ants.
What are you going to do with them?
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on July 07, 2012, 05:15:35 AM
Buy a plastic bottle of soda and when it's empty put it someplace where there's ants. When a bunch of them are inside getting the last drops, put the lid on. Trapped ants.
What are you going to do with them?
This is a great idea!
Just a little project I'm working on...
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 05:49:25 AM
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on July 07, 2012, 05:15:35 AM
Buy a plastic bottle of soda and when it's empty put it someplace where there's ants. When a bunch of them are inside getting the last drops, put the lid on. Trapped ants.
What are you going to do with them?
This is a great idea!
Just a little project I'm working on...
If it's a devious idea and you need fliers, a 2 litre of mountain dew with the top cut off and inverted with a slight amount of Dew left in the bottom works wonders :D
Quote from: The Dark Monk on July 07, 2012, 06:59:28 AM
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 05:49:25 AM
Quote from: TEXAS FAIRIES FOR ALL YOU SPAGS on July 07, 2012, 05:15:35 AM
Buy a plastic bottle of soda and when it's empty put it someplace where there's ants. When a bunch of them are inside getting the last drops, put the lid on. Trapped ants.
What are you going to do with them?
This is a great idea!
Just a little project I'm working on...
If it's a devious idea and you need fliers, a 2 litre of mountain dew with the top cut off and inverted with a slight amount of Dew left in the bottom works wonders :D
Oh I LIKE this!
Quote from: The Bad Reverend What's-His-Name! on July 07, 2012, 02:37:13 AM
Usually the way those things work is that the ants take the, poisonous, bait back to the colony and they die there. That's why they don't come back.
That kind of makes sense, actually.
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 02:50:48 AM
Why do they call them "traps" if they don't actually TRAP the ants? That seems like false advertising. What a ripoff!
It's
totally a ripoff, though.
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 01:49:30 AM
But how do I catch a lot of ants, if I needed a lot of ants?
I believe I've seen monkeys do something like carefully inserting a stick into the nest and then licking them off.
But that was on TV, so it may have been a paid actor or CGI.
There are some that are kind of "traps"
I have some in my house right now that have a liquid bait and they are designed in a way that if the little buggers get down and wallow in the bait resevoir, they can't get back out. But they are small, a little larger. than a stick of gum. But mainly the little suckers will take the death food back to their buddies, which I'm glad for. I don't want the fuckers in my house, alive OR dead.
I know a guy who can get you ants. TONS of ants. Way too many ants.
Capture the queen. This way you'll end up with all the ants. Surely your mysterious, undoubtedly sinister machinations don't require more than all the ants?
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on July 07, 2012, 01:51:55 PM
I know a guy who can get you ants. TONS of ants. Way too many ants.
No such thing as too many ants.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on July 07, 2012, 02:22:55 PM
Capture the queen. This way you'll end up with all the ants. Surely your mysterious, undoubtedly sinister machinations don't require more than all the ants?
Brilliant! I think that ALL the ants will work nicely. I'll just have to figure out where that bitch is hiding.
I've found ants in captivity didn't live especially long. They will pine for the freedom of their native plains, and, if their mate is not captured along with them, the depression and shock can be enough for them to die.
Oh, wait, ants. Never mind.
Quote from: Cain on July 07, 2012, 04:42:44 PM
I've found ants in captivity didn't live especially long. They will pine for the freedom of their native plains, and, if their mate is not captured along with them, the depression and shock can be enough for them to die.
Oh, wait, ants. Never mind.
:lulz:
Good old google. :lol:
http://antpestcontroltips.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-capture-queen-ant.html
Hmmm, ants swarmed here a few weeks ago. I guess I'll just have to wait.
Quote from: Cain on July 07, 2012, 04:42:44 PM
I've found ants in captivity didn't live especially long. They will pine for the freedom of their native plains, and, if their mate is not captured along with them, the depression and shock can be enough for them to die.
Oh, wait, ants. Never mind.
You owe me a new keyboard, you bastard. This one has coffee all over it.
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 02:50:48 AM
Why do they call them "traps" if they don't actually TRAP the ants? That seems like false advertising. What a ripoff!
I could maybe work up something with a spring and a big hammer.
Quote from: The Dead Reverend Roger on July 09, 2012, 06:12:41 PM
Quote from: PROFOUNDLY RETARDED CHARLIE MANSON on July 07, 2012, 02:50:48 AM
Why do they call them "traps" if they don't actually TRAP the ants? That seems like false advertising. What a ripoff!
I could maybe work up something with a spring and a big hammer.
I LIKE THE SOUNDS OF THIS.
You're going about this all wrong.
You don't need to capture all of the ants, you just need them to stop coming by your desk. Pluck a few heads off the ants and stick them on toothpicks around your computer. They'll get the message.