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[Tertullian]

Only these winged ones.

wat

 

[CountAntonius]

Well I made it out of the shower and haven't seen anymore. I know they are in the walls just don't know what the entry point is.

wat

Winged ants are the reproductive forms. They drop their wings soon after mating and begin to search for a suitable nesting site. They commonly enter structures but only rarely do they succeed in finding a nest site and most winged forms die before establishing a nest.

 

[freddy]

How often is the bath cleaned? Grime or soap scum often isn't very visible and could be attracting them.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

That's fucking weird. I've never seen ants chilling in an area where there isn't loose food around. You sure they aren't termites or something?

 

[spawnsniper]

There is only one other way to deal with this, besides blowing up your house that is.

Go out and buy yourself an ant eater. It's the only other alternative.

 

[Foxyone]

I hate ants. I woke up in my bed one night and my forehead was itchy, so I brushed it and a giant carpenter ant got flung onto my white sheets, barely lit by a night light. I freaked out and quickly flung it away, then tried to sleep again. A few minutes later, a bit paranoid, I opened my eyes and looked over towards the edge of my bed, and the giant ant crawled out of the darkness and back onto the top of my sheets. It disappeared under the bed before I could find something to get rid of it properly, so I tore the bed apart trying to find it; I never did though.

 

[bigmase21]

 

[CountAntonius]

How often is the bath cleaned? Grime or soap scum often isn't very visible and could be attracting them.

It's clean. These aren't the ants that forage for food. the winged ones leave the nest to try to find other spots to nest. They just can't find their way out and end up in my tub.

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[BIGWORM]

So you gonna torch your house with a WW2 flamethrower or just nuke from orbit?

whynotboth.jpg

 

[freddy]

It's clean. These aren't the ants that forage for food. the winged once leave the nest to try to find other spots to nest. They just can't find their way out and end up in my tub.

Interesting. I found this with a quick look.

http://www.orkin.com/ants/carpenter-ant/carpenter-ant-infestation/

The most obvious sign of carpenter ant infestation is the presence of workers inside a building or home. However, the presence of ants is not conclusive evidence that a carpenter ant colony has established its nest within a structure. Carpenter ants forage for food within great distances of their nests.

When a carpenter ant infestation is severe, piles of wood shavings can usually be found beneath wooden items. Carpenter ants burrow into wood to create their nests, and an infestation can also be detected by faint rustling noises inside woodwork or walls. Furthermore, when large winged ants emerge from ceilings, walls and other hidden crevices, an infestation is almost certain.

So yea, this could be the tip of the iceberg.

 

[CountAntonius]

Interesting. I found this with a quick look.

http://www.orkin.com/ants/carpenter-ant/carpenter-ant-infestation/


So yea, this could be the tip of the iceberg.

Yeah...This happened a few times last year but never as bad as this. Still haven't seen any workers in the house luckily. We thought the fumigation they did got rid of them but I think they need to open up the wall and fix a leaky pipe or something.

 

[SliceSabre]

Has the OP set his house on fire yet?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

The ants were just thirsty!