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The insect invasion this year is from these jumpy things
They come in various sizes and colours
One of them landed on my back the other day, a long legged grasshopper, and it was so big I felt that someone had clapped me on my back
On the other hand there are very few wasps, flies and mosquitoes
Cicadas are still in full chorus but are no longer deafening
These last few days the weather has cooled down. No need for fans and aircon. The cicadas can feel autumn in the air
The ants are on a feeding frenzy. Not a even a shadow of a crumb is left un-gathered. I thought a dish left in the oven would be safe from them. No, they got in there in their hundreds. I left a chicken out on the bench to defrost, in a big bowl. They'll even eat it frozen. The bowl has to be full of water but even then a few hundred will sacrifice themselves trying to swim across to the chicken.
We were given a jar of NZ peanut butter. Lovely stuff, made from real peanuts and nothing else. I opened it and screwed the lid on again, tightly. No problem at all for the ants. They got in through a tightly closed lid. That went into the fridge, as did absolutely everything else in the food range, from the sugar jar to bread, biscuits and a container of rice.
So why are the ants gathering supplies in such a frenzied manner. Does this mean a long hard winter? They know something that we don't.
Our first wood supply is coming mid-September although hopefully we won't need to light a fire till November.
The cats are having their own feeding frenzy. Lately they've been invading the compost pile. They chew on watermelon rind, tomato skins and rotten grapes. They are fed by our new neighbours everyday so they're not starving.
Perhaps the ants have been listening to the news and are preparing for WWIII 😱☠️
ReplyDeleteInsect preppers 😅. And they're all over the house, even in the bedroom darn things
DeleteWe lit our stove this week.
ReplyDeleteBrrr. Thank goodness we should have 2 months of warm temps.
DeleteThe ants are extraordinary - what do they know that we don't?
ReplyDeleteThere's something in the air that we can't sense. I've known them to be so aggressive
DeleteYou are going into autumn just as we are going into spring. We lit our fire earlier this year than last year.
ReplyDeleteSeptember is predicted to be warm and sunny here. After that..... I hope we don't have to light the fire too early!
DeleteSounds like every creature is filling their bodies for a long and cold winter. Only time will tell.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sure they know what's coming. I don't mind a cold winter. We usually get a lot of sunshine too which makes it bearable
DeleteWe've had a relatively insect-free summer; but now they're really turning-up. Wasps and Hornets are here for the Figs and Grapes, a few Grasshoppers always jump into the pool, and when out and about we are pestered by tiny flies around our faces. But no Mosquitos.
ReplyDeleteNo mosquitoes is a relief. They can make outdoor life miserable.
DeleteMind you flies and wasps are bloody annoying too but at least they disappear after dark.
We have had a cold winter. And very wet. If the ants are correct, and they usually are, your going to get a winter like us.
ReplyDeleteWe should be in spring now but it’s still bitter cold. We got a downpour last night and even more rain is forecast for the next few days.
I hope we don't get too much rain. A few good downpours but not for days on end
DeleteI hope the ants have their wires crossed and you are not about to get a harsh winter.
ReplyDeleteIt will be very interesting to see what happens
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