I thought I had an ant problem before. Take a gander, if you will, at the photo to the left. Notice the little marks under the ant? Those are half-inch marks, buddy. That’s right, this ant is 3/4 ” long. It was scrambling up the side of the tub this morning. I totally freaked, then grabbed an old pickle jar and scooped it up. My husband said he has seen ants that big before. Well, babe, I have not. Maybe they have them in South Texas, not here.
I emailed the entomologist at OSU, and he said carpenter ants get up to 1/2″ long. I guess it’s probably a carpenter ant, but dang, he’s big, and mean, to boot. I told my hubby that if these start swarming in, we’re moving. Immediately.
Guess what my mom said when I told her about it? She said, “Well, you could always eat it.”
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