Lesson #1: If ants are devouring a gross insect on your patio, leave them to it.
Today, I discovered a huge hoard of ants devouring what appeared to be a worm on our patio. I thought I should clean it all up, then thought maybe I should just let the ants eat the dead thing. That turned out to be the correct choice. A few hours later, I looked outside and there was nary a sign of the whole spectacle.
Lesson #2: If there is a stream of ants just outside your front door, take no action.
One day, Sweetie was leaving for work and noticed a massive stream of ants running all along the front of our house. He thought I should do something about it. So, I sprayed them. Bad idea. Very soon, there was a stream of ants IN the house. I was struggling to find their entry point, and then after much detective work realized that they were coming in from the burglar alarm noise-maker unit which is approximately 6 feet off the floor. Go figure. Anyway, I am now strictly against spraying or attempting to redirect ants that are outside the house.
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