# Gah! GAAAAAH! (the biggest ant I've ever seen) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576 "2011-06-07T01:32:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/21 "2011-06-08T14:11:33Z")
Last night I saw a clump of weeds growing between two of the sidewalks next to my driveway and thought I’d just rip it out before it got any worse. Doing so dislodged a colony of exactly 9,264,978,037 evil little bastard red ants, half of which ended up in my shoe. Serves me right for laughing at **GameHat** and his Giant Ant of Doooooom I guess. Although the ants weren’t laughing an hour later when I dumped a kettle of boiling water on 'em (we need a sadistic evil grin smiley) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/22 "2011-06-08T14:15:45Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > It’s an _ant_. Of course there are more. Many more. _Thousands_ more. But don’t worry GameHat - they’re not ALL laying eggs in your ears while you sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/23 "2011-06-08T14:17:40Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > in Texas we had them coming indoors through the electrical outlets (they are attracted to electricity for some perverse reason). Homer Simpson: “Sexually attracted to fire”? Are you sure God wants this animal to live? ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/24 "2011-06-09T05:03:30Z")
Eight ant bait-traps purchased today over my lunch break. Also a spray ant-icide. I was taking a shower this morning, just like it was a normal morning. I saw movement on the shower-curtain bar - fuck, more ants. It’s on, you bastards. Ant bait traps placed. Insecticide spray ready. I will kill you, ant. I will kill all of you. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/25 "2011-06-09T13:03:22Z")
Don’t forget to put cotton in your ears. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/26 "2011-06-09T13:03:57Z")
If they are really carpenter ants, and the poision doesn’t kill them off, I’d seek some pro advice - those things can cause structural damage to your house. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/27 "2011-06-09T13:56:33Z")
I am besieged with tiny, tiny ants all over the counter. I have cunningly set out ant traps and spent part of a hot endless day sullenly smooshing them with a tissue. Beats last year, when there was a leak in the kitchen ceiling that actually made a hole, and I saw dozens of HUGE black carpenter ants all over the place. Eating the insides of the walls. Ughhhhh! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576/28 "2011-06-10T00:59:06Z")
Oh, look at that, TCM is showing “Them!” with big old ants stolidly marching and waving antennae. Maybe it’s TCM’s tribute to the late James Arness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-gaaaaah-the-biggest-ant-ive-ever-seen/584576.md?page=1)