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Posted by Jonno on April 14, 2007, 8:01 am
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> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:36:06 +1000, Jonno wrote:
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> Hi Jonno,
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>> I reckon you could be in for some rain maybe?
>
> Yeah, possibly? They do come in waves (of sorts) although they are around
> more often than not, regardless of weather. But impending rain does seem
> to make them more active.
>
>> Is it dry there?
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> I would say we have had a fair bit of rain overall in recent weeks, but
> the soil here is very quick draining. I'm right on the coastline, in Kiama
> NSW (Illawarra region)
>
> Either way, the ants tend to be ever present.
>
>> We had ants come inside into our electric jug looking for water. when it
>> was very dry in midsummer.
>> They may be after the moisture in leaves.
>
> They do seem to seek out moisture, lately theyve even invaded the dunny
> bowl here, and I can't even leave fresh cut herbs or other vegetable
> matter on the kitchen bench for longer than about 15 minutes.
> I'm even brushing them off of my computer desk as I type this...
>
> I find it a little odd, since it isnt /that/ bloody dry here, as mentioned
> we have had a fair bit of rain here this year. And yet, they do seem to be
> seeking out moisture all the same - not to mention food of course.
>
>> Theyre probably argentinian ants . Where do you live?
>> Have a look here, to see if theyre the same::::
>> http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/CART-6PM2EH?open
>
> Hmm, theyre much darker than in that photo, but apart from that
> seem to be the same size and shape...
> (nice site though - I'll be moving to Tassie in a few months myself).
>
> Thanks for the help Jonno, I might phone the ag dept next week and see
> what they might suggest.
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Try putting a few on your scanner if you have one.Then get on their
website and sen em ther pic.
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