I like picnics but hate ants. I suggest a replaceable sticky strip to form an ant-barrier and keep kids bite free. Sticky stuff would also contain wasp repellent.
-- FloridaManatee, Apr 29 2003

Myrmecia sp. http://www.allergy....n_Stinging_Ants.htm
Nasty ants, about 15-20mm long. [UnaBubba, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Guardian of the Picnic Hamper http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/
Get one now. [DrBob, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Nice idea - Do ants bite where you live?
-- hippo, Apr 29 2003


Maybe some kind of flammable substance could be used. Keep those formic pests at bay with a ring of fire.
-- sild, Apr 29 2003


//Do ants bite where you live?//

They're nasty little b*gg*rs. It's almost impossible to stand still on any given patch of grass for 5 mins or more.

//ring of fire//

Using curry maybe? ;-)
-- FloridaManatee, Apr 29 2003


How about a galvanic strip around the edge of the blanket? Won't hurt you and the kids, but it should give the ants a boot. You could run it off a 9V battery.
-- UnaBubba, Apr 29 2003


I wonder if ants would cross a picnic blanket edge woven from spider's silk?
-- hippo, Apr 29 2003


Obligatory medium-sized, semi-classy anthill with one, two-level stage, pole and mirrors Post
-- thumbwax, Apr 29 2003


We have an outbreak of fire ants here, unfortunately. I'm not sure whether the forces of Good, or the forces of Evil, are winning.

There's a lot of nasty ants about, apart from fire ants. We have some critters called Jumper Ants... YeeeooWWTCHH! [link], on Myrmecia species. There's about 90 species, all of which possess a sting, like a wasp.
-- UnaBubba, Apr 29 2003


//I like picnics but hate ants// - I like ants but hate picnics. (-) until you make it more humane.
-- neilp, May 25 2004



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