June 27, 2005
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One more day of school left! Woo Hoo! Can’t wait. So about the end of April this year, one of my life long dreams was fulfilled.
I finally purchased an…ANT FARM!! Man I was soo psyched. For those who don’t know about ant farms, the ants don’t come in the package. They arrive through the mail. So I finally received them in the beginning of June. They arrived…DEAD. That’s right. DEAD. DEAD ON ARRIVAL. DOA. Whatever, you get the point. Well, 2 were still alive out of 20! At first I thought they were sleeping but....
(all the dead ants...
)
So I ordered a new batch and I got them a few days ago. About 18 survived the trip. But they have now ruled my life. In fact, I passed on my friend’s birthday party because I wanted to make sure I put my ants in their…Farm. Here are some pics of
their first day....
They first needed to be put in a fridge to calm them and then you place them in their farm (which includes putting in some sand and water). And then you just watch them go. They’re so fascinating! Apparently there is an Undertaker Ant who takes all the dead ants and place them in a pile. Which was true! Then there are Slacker Ants who don’t work and just chill. It takes a responsible ant to tap them on their head to get them to work…Fascinating. Anyway, I ended up watching them for like 2 hours straight.
(1st time they entered the sandy terrain) 
So...I just want to say that these little dudes are sooo smart. They work together, build tunnels, store food, congregate, and are just really hard workers. Check this pix out:
See the tunnels? They did that all in one day! See the upper half of the left hand side? There was NO sand there orginally. They carried all of it from the tunnels they made and carried it piece by piece to see if there was a way out...but to no avail.
If you look at the very top of the picture, in the center, that is where I open it up and give them water and food. They have since tore the left side hill and are trying to gather and collect sand to even it out and escape through the center. How smart!
Ok. I'm a loser. I know.
Comments (17)
damn felix... yur pretty spontaneous with this ant farm business. was it worth the money tho? lol if i were you, i'd be ant huntin at the park for a couple hours and catch a nice tan while at it LOL
AHHAHAHAHA that's so cute that you thought they were sleeping. interesting that they tell you there are characters for the ants and some of them held true for yours.
ryc: ppl do drink at chinese weddings!! haven't you seen the bottles of remy? but it's true.. it's not open bar. i've drank with my dad before but only a few beers. we didn't want to look like alcoholics.
hmm...ant farms...wow..talk about weird things to fulfill...I saw this man on the bus with huge coloring books, and I wanted those..perhaps I should get my childhood cravings fulfilled..teehee..crayola crayons and coloring books= one happy college kid
ant farm... gross... and about the guy in Saving Face, so did not see that coming! it was crazy... cant wait for it to come out on DVD!
So now your a proud daddy of...eh..18 ants? Congratulations! Hahaha. I can't believe you BUY ants, you could have easily caught some by leaving a sticky sucker out for a day or two. Oh, the things they sell.
Interesting but really.....I wouldn't mention this to a girl. Or you can and if they still like you, she's the one !!!! LOL
i try to kill ants and u buy them
teriffic
i can sell mine to you
cheap price
100 for a buck
lol ah gong.. you officially have no life.
ant farms can be cool ... as long the lil critters don't get outta the farm that is!! hehe ;-b
why do you keep goiing to VA beach!?! it's dirty, and all the girls are pregnant!
you should try going to Ocean City in MD, it's closer to DC (where i am!) and only HALF the girls are preggo!
haha not raining yet, but i hear it'll be raining alllllllllllllll weekend! good thing IIIIIIIIII am headed to NY!
PS- hahahahaa wow, those little critters are so smart. i realized that ants were brilliant creatures when i saw the movie "ANTZ".!
Oh wow. That is seriuosly very facinating. I want get one myself but I'm scared they might get out. Btw, you need a better camera.
Woah, and I totally forgot about your brother's birthday. I think I'm over him. hahaha. I've never been able to get to meet him so I think it has lost it's appeal. *shrug*
Paris: Aug 12th-20th. Wanna join me? I'm going with my cousin to visit my other cousin but they're spoiled and I'm thinking I might even up killing them.
UPS ants? just drop some food on the floor and wait half an hour!
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sorry to be a bearer of bad news, but all your ants are gonna die if they don't have a queen ant
Ooh!! How cute =) I love all animals,.hamsters, fishies (some coworker got a fish for her desk and it's sooo cute!). I've never thought about getting an ant farm though. I'm just not too sure about the devastation, though, as I don't handle death too well =(
haha u crack me up...i didnt know linda's man was a freak =X jp ants are cute (in their own way =P)