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July 10, 2006
Victory at the Window
The ants are gone! Victory!
They have been rebuffed, rebuked, repelled, and run-off! Okay, it turns out that right after I disturbed their nest they simply left. Ants do that. They were probably gone within the hour, though I did not venture to check on them until two days later.
To where they have relocated I cannot begin to guess. I just hope that it is not someplace else within the structure of my house.
Now the ants may insist that their "strategic withdrawal" is all part of some self-preservation policy, but I (in the role of obstinate underdog/freedom fighter) choose to characterize it as a full-fledged retreat on their part, and further declare this a glorious victory over antkind!
[ Note: I hope you sense the sarcasm in that last part. ]
Posted by Tacitus at July 10, 2006 10:28 AM