Big little bummer, as in ant-size little, bummer. I had noticed this sawdust pile on our front porch about two weeks ago and figured termites or carpenter ants.
After reading up online about such piles, the ants seem to get credit for creating them--they're fastidious about keeping the colony area clean and clear. Sure enough, this morning I actually sat down by the pile and watched. Every few seconds, an ant or two could pop up out of the crack where the screen meets the baseboard, scurry to the edge and toss down another sawdust crumb.
The little black comma to the right of the photo is one of the party crashers - heading to the edge with his crumb.
After reading up online about such piles, the ants seem to get credit for creating them--they're fastidious about keeping the colony area clean and clear. Sure enough, this morning I actually sat down by the pile and watched. Every few seconds, an ant or two could pop up out of the crack where the screen meets the baseboard, scurry to the edge and toss down another sawdust crumb.
The little black comma to the right of the photo is one of the party crashers - heading to the edge with his crumb.
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My cats have been awesome for helping us kill any bugs that come into the house, except for ants. Luckily, we don't have any here. I didn't mind ants before, but I've been traumatized by the ridiculously speedy persistant ants that showed up for every occasion when we lived in California.
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