Showing posts with label Ants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ants. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A Question

We have a problem with sugar ants.  They like our cat food (which has no sugar in it - go figure).  We get rid of them for a while, and then they come back.    

I have no problem with squashing the little buggers when I see them. I have noticed, though, that when I kill one, if there are any others around, they start to run.  It's like they know that one of their little buddies has been killed.

Here's my question.  Do you think the squished ant lets out a little dying scream which can only be heard by other ants? Is that why they run?  Have they been alerted?  "GIANT FINGER ABOVE!!  RUN QUICKLY BACK INTO THE WALL!!"  

What do you guys think?  Or am I just going crazy?