# Where do ants go in the winter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 13, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726 "2000-01-13T17:01:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/1 "2000-01-13T17:01:00Z")

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Do they hibernate or just move to warmer climates?

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I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/2 "2000-01-13T17:07:00Z")

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They all go to my old house, and crawl around looking for dropped popcorn and crumbs.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/3 "2000-01-13T17:10:00Z")

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I was gonna say “my kitchen,” but Athena beat me to it.

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Uke

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**Author:** ![missdavis102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@missdavis102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missdavis102)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/4 "2000-01-13T17:13:00Z")

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Fire ants where I live go underground and hibernate. Then in the spring, they crawl to the top looking for someone’s toes to bite.  
Regular ants must go to someone’s house. I don’t really know.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/5 "2000-01-13T17:23:00Z")

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The **Ant** arctic Outback?

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What do I believe in? Not much that isn’t explained by logic and scientific experiment. And, you better believe, I want to see the logic and the laboratory equipment. -P.J. O’Rourke-

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**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/6 "2000-01-13T17:26:00Z")

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Wherever the uncles go.

UncleBeer?

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If your head is wax, don’t walk in the sun.  
-Benjamin Franklin

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/7 "2000-01-13T17:27:00Z")

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My Aunt Clara went to Baja California with Uncle John.

Oh, _ants!_ dunno, hibernate?

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The Canadians. They walk among us. William Shatner. Michael J. Fox. Monty Hall. Mike Meyers. Alex Trebek. All of them Canadians. All of them here.

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/8 "2000-01-13T17:55:00Z")

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They keep their kitchens warm making anti pasta.

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You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-ants-go-in-the-winter/12726/9 "2000-01-14T11:32:00Z")

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They play 5 card stud all winter.

## Ante up !

Coldfire

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“You know how complex women are”

- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)