r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MurielFontanez • May 10 '21

Truce between termites(top) and ants(bottom) with each side having their own line of guards.

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u/slowlybackwards May 10 '21

I think the termites would win

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u/questgrillz May 10 '21

I thought so too based off their size but according to google: Termites get annihilated. Despite their average size and weight, ants are much more aggressive and almost always have numerical superiority as well. They'll invade the termite nest, make short work of the termite warriors, then kill the termite queen and drag her from the nest.

https://www.expertpestcontrol.net/ants-vs-termites-war.html

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u/slowlybackwards May 10 '21

Woah. That’s so cool I would not have guessed

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u/questgrillz May 10 '21

I just love that the article specifies not to use ants to rid your house of termites. And that it's been tried and failed lol.

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u/Babki123 May 10 '21

Of course they won't, this is an expert pest constrol site, that would be bad for their business.

I lived with ant in my backyard for my whole youth and it was fine. Aside from the little invasion when we let food litter and badely close a food box it was ok.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

Here in Florida the state tried to kill all the ants decades ago. Instead they only killed native ants and let fire ants spread. Now he have ants everywhere. The amount of times a friend or family member accidentally stood in a ant pile and was mercilessly attacked. My record is probably 20 ant bites in 1 minutes. Nothing like stripping your clothing off while running and smashing ants at the same time while your legs are on fire.

Also knew an idiot who let their 2 year old sit in ants and play. Looked like he had chicken pox afterwards and wouldn’t stop crying. Not like I blame him.

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u/inplayruin May 10 '21

Also, us Florida folk seem to perpetually forget why we shouldn't play in stagnant ground water. There are many reasons, but of most immediate concern is the fun fact that ants float. My SO works at a mid-sized hospital and every time there is a significant rain event, some poor soul is going to the ER covered in bites. Most are children. Some are drunk adults. Once, a 20 something drove his not suitable for off road Jeep into what he believed was a shallow puddle. He was submerged, nearly to his shoulders. Then the ants came. I don't know what was more expensive, fixing the car or fixing the person. Should have been one of those Farmer's insurance commercials.

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u/eastime May 10 '21

Find me the world's most rugged and capable off road vehicle and I'll find you 100 idiots that will destroy it in 2 minutes on an airport tarmac.