I just found a queen ant on my desk.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
@futurebird You only have yourself to blame.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
She didn't have any eggs or workers yet, so she really must have just decided to show up here.
This is totally SUS
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She didn't have any eggs or workers yet, so she really must have just decided to show up here.
This is totally SUS
@futurebird Obviously she's showing willing. The two of you should work together to take over the world.
She has the workers, but you have thumbs.
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She didn't have any eggs or workers yet, so she really must have just decided to show up here.
This is totally SUS
It's also possible she was attracted to my large healthy captive colonies. I wonder if queens look for that.
I found her wings! She flew in the window and broke them off.
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@futurebird You only have yourself to blame.
@futurebird If I had time, I'd mock up an "ANT FLOPHOUSE--Are You New in Town?" poster, attach it to a telephone pole down low, and take a picture.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
@futurebird Nah, that would be classified. You do only have a finite amount of sugar, after all.
Um.
You _do_ only have a finite amount of sugar, right?
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It's also possible she was attracted to my large healthy captive colonies. I wonder if queens look for that.
I found her wings! She flew in the window and broke them off.
@futurebird Oh! I thought queens would generally try to start their own colonies rather than set up in (or next to) an existing one.
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It's also possible she was attracted to my large healthy captive colonies. I wonder if queens look for that.
I found her wings! She flew in the window and broke them off.
Theory: Some of your ants might be posting things on social media.
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@futurebird Oh! I thought queens would generally try to start their own colonies rather than set up in (or next to) an existing one.
Well she wouldn't want to be too close, but maybe knowing there are colonies makes it seem like a safe place?
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Well she wouldn't want to be too close, but maybe knowing there are colonies makes it seem like a safe place?
@futurebird true, i guess you wouldn't want to set up shop in a barren hellscape
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
“A kind hearted woman lives here”
Ants wouldn’t use a sketch of a cat for that probably — a big amiable aphid???
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
@futurebird check your fence post and curb/driveway for tiny hobo sign.
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This is possible, however she isn't that kind of species. Just a girl on her own trying to make it in the big city.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
I totally believe that's the case.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
@futurebird Cats are the same way.
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I just found a queen ant on my desk. She must have come in from outside, she's not from any of the ants that I already keep. Her plan was to live under my keyboard, but she's in a test tube now and will be a pet.
I have this bad feeling ants are passing around tips about "a place where you can go where this human will set you up"
@futurebird
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It's also possible she was attracted to my large healthy captive colonies. I wonder if queens look for that.
I found her wings! She flew in the window and broke them off.
I've been searching my apartment, since if you find one queen ant there are often more. But, I can't find any more random ants, so this one queen just ... flew up to the 6th floor, came in over the AC and set up on my desk.
I am willing to admit I may find more ants than most people since I notice them more. However I still think this is a bit wild.
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I've been searching my apartment, since if you find one queen ant there are often more. But, I can't find any more random ants, so this one queen just ... flew up to the 6th floor, came in over the AC and set up on my desk.
I am willing to admit I may find more ants than most people since I notice them more. However I still think this is a bit wild.
Last year a queen ant landed on me when I was waiting for the bus on Park Ave.
I still have her. Lovely colony.
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Last year a queen ant landed on me when I was waiting for the bus on Park Ave.
I still have her. Lovely colony.
@futurebird in your place I'd start looking for supernatural explanations but I am ridiculously lenient towards superstitions
