Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Blogging With Ants

I noticed this afternoon my desk had been invaded by ants, Argentine Ants.

When you eat as much as food at the same desk you do all your work on, I guess it's inevitable. I publish two food blogs, Junk Food Blog, and Best Beef Jerky. There's bound to be plenty of benefits for these little critters.

I thought about spraying them with Raid, but all that will do is make my desk and office smell like Raid. And then you have all those dead ants to clean off.

So I figured these buggers are doing me a favor, cleaning up all my scraps. Maybe I should take advantage of them, and just give them the whole day.

But why couldn't they have visited me tomorrow? Tomorrow I planned to ride my motorcycle all afternoon long with some friends. Coming here today just makes my work that much harder to do.

ants on desk
That photo shows a couple of them. On digital macro mode, it's really tough to get them to stay steady long enough to get a clear photo.

I remember watching that show on the Discovery Channel, where they featured the Army Ants of South America. You don't spray Raid on those guys. When they come into your house, you leave home, let them take what they want, and come back when they've left. They do you a favor by getting rid of the other bugs.