2004jun09. Yesterday there was a column of ants trying to get in the house, or to some delicious sap, or I don’t know what, by climbing a support pole out on the porch. So I took some regular chalk and chalked all around the pole, about two inches worth, and the ants were stoppered. The ants above just kept on going up, but the ants below couldn’t go any farther, ‘cause ewwwwwww chalk. It was beautiful.
The next day they were at it again, up another post. So I chalked the two remaining posts. Now they’re going from the ground, then on the porch for awhile, then back to the ground. Stupid ants. But are ants really stupid? My conclusion: yes.