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Antes - interesting experience!
charles.kelly
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Hello
Yesterday I dug a hole in a patch of the garden which is covered with pebbles to cement in a post for a rotary clothes line. Having poured in the cement I then covered the fresh cement with an upturned bucket and a tarpaulin in case it rained.
On removing the bucket this morning I was surprised to find the cement covered with hundreds of tiny ants attending what looked like dozens of pupae ranging in size from the size of a dot to a few millimeters. Having exposed them to the light that clearly caused a panic as the ants either rushed about all over the place or started to drag the pupae to the edge of the cement and under the pebbles to where they presumably have a nest. Within 30 min they had completely cleared the cement.
My questions are what type of ants are they? What are likely to be in the pupae and should I see this as a problem? If there don't pose a problem I will be happy to share the garden with them. Any thought will be most welcomed.
Thanks
Charles
Yesterday I dug a hole in a patch of the garden which is covered with pebbles to cement in a post for a rotary clothes line. Having poured in the cement I then covered the fresh cement with an upturned bucket and a tarpaulin in case it rained.
On removing the bucket this morning I was surprised to find the cement covered with hundreds of tiny ants attending what looked like dozens of pupae ranging in size from the size of a dot to a few millimeters. Having exposed them to the light that clearly caused a panic as the ants either rushed about all over the place or started to drag the pupae to the edge of the cement and under the pebbles to where they presumably have a nest. Within 30 min they had completely cleared the cement.
My questions are what type of ants are they? What are likely to be in the pupae and should I see this as a problem? If there don't pose a problem I will be happy to share the garden with them. Any thought will be most welcomed.
Thanks
Charles
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