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Step 6Ants Ants Everywhere!
Now that my form is built and filled its time to get some ants .if you wanted to buy ants online with a queen I say go for it .but i just went down to the park at the end of the street where there were plenty of ant hills .I got my shovel and a bucket (one with a water tight is best) and I was off .i would recommend spraying some type of insect spray on your hands to discourage any ants that find their way on you from biting
unfortunately the majority of ants we have around here are fire ants (red imported fire ants) .they not only bit but they have a stinger since they evolved from the wasp .another unfortunate trait of the fire ant is that they are extremely temperamental and defensive .so if their nest is disturbed they swarm .its important to act fast and precise to limit the contact with the ants .once again its a good idea to spray with insect repellant to discourage the ants from biting
have your bucket open ,ready and close to the mound .if the mound has grass growing up threw it you will need to pierce the mound multiple times to cut the grass and allow you to scoop the dirt into the bucket .get as many shovels full as possible into your bucket and quickly place the lid back on .depending on how many ants you want you many need to go to more then one nest .though I would try not to as ants from different mounds act like the jets and sharks .minus the singing and dancing
the easiest way to separate the ants from the dirt of their mound is to get a large bucket or tub .fill it with some water and pour in the entire contents of the bucket .dirt ,grass ,ants and all .wait and you will start seeing the ants float to the top and then start to gather together into "ant rafts" .with a spoon or something like it push the small rafts together to make a larger and larger ant raft .once you're satisfied with the amount of ants floating on top .scoop them up and place them back into the bucket they just came out of .to let them dry off some before placing them into the form
unfortunately the majority of ants we have around here are fire ants (red imported fire ants) .they not only bit but they have a stinger since they evolved from the wasp .another unfortunate trait of the fire ant is that they are extremely temperamental and defensive .so if their nest is disturbed they swarm .its important to act fast and precise to limit the contact with the ants .once again its a good idea to spray with insect repellant to discourage the ants from biting
have your bucket open ,ready and close to the mound .if the mound has grass growing up threw it you will need to pierce the mound multiple times to cut the grass and allow you to scoop the dirt into the bucket .get as many shovels full as possible into your bucket and quickly place the lid back on .depending on how many ants you want you many need to go to more then one nest .though I would try not to as ants from different mounds act like the jets and sharks .minus the singing and dancing
the easiest way to separate the ants from the dirt of their mound is to get a large bucket or tub .fill it with some water and pour in the entire contents of the bucket .dirt ,grass ,ants and all .wait and you will start seeing the ants float to the top and then start to gather together into "ant rafts" .with a spoon or something like it push the small rafts together to make a larger and larger ant raft .once you're satisfied with the amount of ants floating on top .scoop them up and place them back into the bucket they just came out of .to let them dry off some before placing them into the form
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