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They also remove their dead from other places. For instance, if I squish an ant in my kitchen, somewhere between minutes and hours later it will be carried off
by dmd 2y ago
They also remove their dead from other places. For instance, if I squish an ant in my kitchen, somewhere between minutes and hours later it will be carried off by another ant.
- reaperman 2y agoApparently if you pile up enough of them, it can reach a critical mass where the rest of the colony says "fuck this" and "nopes out". A large enough pile of dead ants near a colony entrance can cause the rest of the colony to leave their current location, pack everything up, and re-build their colony elsewhere. My friend used this to his advantage during college to successfully evict several ant colonies from his room. YMMV.
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- cambaceres 2y agoI don’t know how successful he was if he had several ant colonies in his room. Perhaps they regrouped and returned to another spot in his room. Perhaps this particular ant colony just loved his room a lot.
- reaperman 2y agoIn his case, he ended up with no ants. But I'm not sure it works the same for all species!
- ProllyInfamous 2y agoIt is also possible that another insect ate the carcass (perhaps while living, albeit disabled). Cockroaches are notorious.
- dmd 2y agoI’ve never seen a cockroach (or any other insect but an ant) in 12 years living in this house.
- ProllyInfamous 2y ago¡La Cucaracha! May you remain so blessed...