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One ant

posted 10 years ago by dnaceva
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Only one ant in their entire yard? And I'm sure those kids would have been eaten by the ant.

[–] JohnKirkland145 10 years ago

Yeah the one ant thing was kind of silly. But I don't think it would've eaten them had this been a real occurrence. It could probably sense that they were still human and ants are terrified of us spray wielding, magnifying glass giants.

[–] jmhammerstein-980-842586 9 years ago

lol Ants aren't terrified of us. Put your hand near an ant or a group of ants and they will crawl right on you.

[–] tinkerbell_jonna 8 years ago

Black ants will but red ants tend to be more shy. When I was little I could easily catch a black ant and they would crawl on you, but if you even get near a red ant they will scurry away at lightening speed.

[–] tinkerbell_jonna 8 years ago

That appeared to be a RED ant, red ants generally work alone. Black ants are always in swarms.

[–] dnaceva 8 years ago

That oatmeal pie only had one ant on it. No way. Thing would have been covered in ants.

[–] tinkerbell_jonna 8 years ago

I think realistically it would have been covered with black ants, black ants loves sweets, where as red ants not so much, I think they eat other insects and things, but realistically, there would have been a LOT of insects in the yard the kids would have encountered.

[–] dnaceva-49009 8 years ago

Yeah those kids would have been eaten alive by a colony of ants.