Or is it Dec? Apparently most people don't know one from the other.

boom tish !

this made me laugh.

Am I the only person to feel guilty about killing them? The pesky little creatures have started to excavate the patio - there's little piles of sand appearing all over the place - and its only a matter of time befoe they start sending out little exploring parties. Does anyone know of an environmentally friendly, kinder way to discourage them or get rid of them?

the Living Rainforest in berkshire had a colony of Ants. but they all died last summer because it got too hot and they couldn't reproduce.

so, perhaps try warming their little bodies and see if they'll stop reproducing ?

Ah yes, we went a couple of weeks ago and they must have had some new ants delivered cos there were lots climbing around their special little display case! Tonight I will try warming them up with my hairdryer and see if it has any effect...

let us know how you get on.

i suspect you are more likely to blow them away than heat them up !

I just realised that the perfect solution is in the first of your London Zoo pics. Wonder if I could 'borrow'him?!

or why not take your ants up to London Zoo and throw them over the fence in to his cage ?