THE HONEY TRAP

[FUJI]

I had a plan last evening........I decided to drill holes in another large block of wood to attract more Solitary Bees into my garden....to make it even more attractive, I trickled and then spread a large spoonful of Honey all over it, and the post onto which the block was tied with gardening string:

Within twenty minutes the Black Ants had got wind of the honey, and for the next two hours they held me spellbound as hundreds gathere to collect the feast.......by this morning there wasnt a trace of that honey anywhere to e seen.

Moral of this story.....Dont attempt to encourage Bees with Honey or you will get Ants in you Plants ;-)

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[NannyFerret]

But think how much they enjoyed it, and you got some good shots into the bargain.

[ChrisLumix]

That second shot is a beaut.

[annie]

Shot two....fantastic fuji!

[Paul]

Fascinating. I may try this one day!

 

Paul.

[pdcpic]

you can see eyes in some of them I must try that too!

[FUJI]

Thank you for your comments and encouragement folks........the same trick works with jam or marmalade, the ants and bees aren't fussy.........next time you almost reach the bottom of the jam or honey pot, remember to have a go at......spreading a little Bee/Ant Happiness.

I'm always amazed that none of them seem to get stuck.........I can't believe either at just how quickly all that honey vanished......in less than eight hours, via Ants only.

Apparently, when worker ants find a source of sugar, they can fill the rear end of their abdomen up so surplus us taken to feed ant grubs at the nest or to put in to storage in a similar way that bees do.......ants can't make honey though.

Now that I have rmembered to do this, I will attach three extension rings to my macro lens to see if I can get closer to a stationary ant that is busy eating.....their eyes are amazing.....they still remind me of robotic creatures.

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[Brian]

Beautiful shots!

 " Look after your ants and they will leave you alone ".( Old Aussie bush saying).  If you leave stuff out for them, they'll not come into the house. I believe it.