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mrvgargmrvgarg Posts: 1,217
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Why do ants come out of hiding in the toilet when I am having a poop? :confused:

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    EmpiricalEmpirical Posts: 10,189
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    Maybe they can't stand the smell.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 26,853
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    No idea. Maybe they come out for a giggle. Its antertainment. ;)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,667
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    Mine get a kettle of boiling water where ever they come out.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,432
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    I loathe interviewing ants as they all seem to follow the party line.

    However, the consensus appears to be - they do it to take the piss (oh come on - that works on so many levels :D)
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    lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    ..suddenly appear?
    Everytime you are neeear?
    Just like me, they want to pee, near the loo!
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,127
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    ..suddenly appear?
    Everytime you are neeear?
    Just like me, they want to pee, near the loo!

    Ant Music.............
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    cjsmummycjsmummy Posts: 11,079
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    Ants in your pants. Til you drop them, obviously.
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    KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    ..suddenly appear?
    Everytime you are neeear?
    Just like me, they want to pee, near the loo!

    Awesome!

    I like ants. They don't look icky close up, more like little robots. :cool:
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    MustabusterMustabuster Posts: 5,975
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    I hate the damage that ants do. They're slowly undermining my patio with their digging. On the plus side when they take up residence in my compost heap they do a good job of breaking the stuff down.
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    swehsweh Posts: 13,665
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    IN the actual toilet? Are you excreting live ants?!

    Or on the floor of the bathroom!?
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    MenkMenk Posts: 13,831
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    I've heard they have high hopes.
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    lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    sweh wrote: »
    IN the actual toilet? Are you excreting live ants?!

    Or on the floor of the bathroom!?

    How cool would it be to have house-trained ants?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,667
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    How cool would it be to have house-trained ants?

    Noooooo!!!!


    Kettle of boiling water on them would cause a hellova mess inside the house...

    :eek:
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    KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    How cool would it be to have house-trained ants?

    If we could understand their scent language, I reckon we could reach an agreement. We're dealing with the colony, not individuals.
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    KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    Mustabuster wrote: »
    I hate the damage that ants do. They're slowly undermining my patio with their digging.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them!

    Oh poo. DS mangles the link. The 1954 movie, Them!
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    KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    Menk wrote: »
    I've heard they have high hopes.

    Apple pie in the sky hopes.

    (oops there goes another rubber tree plant)
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    BinCatBinCat Posts: 2,125
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    ScotchMisst wrote: »
    Mine get a kettle of boiling water where ever they come out.

    Do they make you a cup of tea?
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    Baboo YaguBaboo Yagu Posts: 5,803
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    It could be worse OP, you could have 'dick ants'.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,667
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    BinCat wrote: »
    Do they make you a cup of tea?

    They are nothing like as considerate I'm afraid.


    I used to hate the smell of boiling ants, but it has to be done. I'm not sure if they drown or boil, bit of both I suppose.
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    KJ44KJ44 Posts: 38,093
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    ScotchMisst wrote: »
    I used to hate the smell of boiling ants, but it has to be done. I'm not sure if they drown or boil, bit of both I suppose.

    Either way, individuals suffer, yet the colony survives. Find out where they come in, stick down some poison that doesn't kill the colony.

    You're human, be humane.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,667
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    KJ44 wrote: »
    Either way, individuals suffer, yet the colony survives. Find out where they come in, stick down some poison that doesn't kill the colony.

    You're human, be humane.

    I'm allergic, no choice. It's me or them.

    There isn't any way of getting rid of the colony so I pour around three or four kettles of boiling water on every nest that comes up. Nightmare.
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    GreenJellyJamGreenJellyJam Posts: 1,634
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    Are you sure they're not silverfish? What can ants eat in the bathroom?
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    lemoncurd wrote: »
    ..suddenly appear?
    Everytime you are neeear?
    Just like me, they want to pee, near the loo!
    swingaleg wrote: »
    Ant Music.............

    Genius both.
    :)
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