I just want to note that I personally do in fact trade with ants. I really enjoy watching them carry a pile of sugar to their nest, so sometimes when I go for walks I bring a baggie of sugar, then I offer it to the ants and they carry it around for my entertainment. They don’t know that’s what’s happening, but it works out the same: I give them something they want, they do something they wouldn’t otherwise have done, and we both benefit.
After reading more comments, I suspect someone is going to come by to tell me that this is not “trade” somehow. I haven’t decided whether I agree with them. Mostly I just wanted other people to know that this is a thing you can do to improve your walks if you think ants are cool.
I once came home to finds ants carrying rainbow sprinkles across my apartment wall (left out from cake making). I thought it was entertaining once I understood what I was seeing.
I just want to note that I personally do in fact trade with ants. I really enjoy watching them carry a pile of sugar to their nest, so sometimes when I go for walks I bring a baggie of sugar, then I offer it to the ants and they carry it around for my entertainment. They don’t know that’s what’s happening, but it works out the same: I give them something they want, they do something they wouldn’t otherwise have done, and we both benefit.
After reading more comments, I suspect someone is going to come by to tell me that this is not “trade” somehow. I haven’t decided whether I agree with them. Mostly I just wanted other people to know that this is a thing you can do to improve your walks if you think ants are cool.
I once came home to finds ants carrying rainbow sprinkles across my apartment wall (left out from cake making). I thought it was entertaining once I understood what I was seeing.