i love ants

[Earthling]

Originally Posted by slim6y

And apparently they taste just like peppermint when you eat their behinds.

Howdy Slim. Dont know about just like peppermint, but they did have a bit of a zap to their taste if I remember correctly...wasnt too bad at all, well worth a try of some good aussie bush tucker.

[redbellybite]

i have eaten them slimey when i was up at Jelatten they taste more like lemon/lime but bite like a bugger i have even had green ant tea its very refreshing and you put a heap of green ants into hot water shake well and strain the ants off place in fridge drink cold bloody beautiful..................

[slim6y]

Originally Posted by Earthling

Howdy Slim. Dont know about just like peppermint, but they did have a bit of a zap to their taste if I remember correctly...wasnt too bad at all, well worth a try of some good aussie bush tucker.

You're welcome to come round and feast on them all you like I hear they make a decent tea if you cook the whole nest up in boiling water.

I recall a tour guide suggested they (Aboriginal tribes) used to use them as 'breath fresheners'.

Maybe we can cook them up with some witchety grubs


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Sorry RBB didn't see you had already written about the tea - so you can come over with Earthling if you want - we can have a real Aussie cook up

[Tatelina]

Nerd!

Why do small ant farms only last a month or so? Surely you can sustain it for longer?

[caustichumor]

The Green Tree Ants are amazing predators, they compete with the AHG for moths around here, They will sometimes swarm outside my kitchen window at night, and drag off any insects that are attracted to the light. They also got into my cricket and woodie containers and killed the lot.... for that reason I keep my mouse colonies screened in insect mesh.
I think ants are amazing insects as long as they stay out of my house.....

[Earthling]

A true aussie feast to be proud of. Green ants and witchety grubs.......whilst I'm excited about the idea of such a truly bodacious feast of the senses, I feel I may have to stick to the humble roo for the time being until my brain gets used to such an inviting change of diet...........I can still remember the last time I had witchety grubs............................................

[angel]

Antz the movie.... yeah i like ants..... they clean up after other messy animals...lol

[Adzo]

Originally Posted by slim6y

And lets not forget the humble termite - afterall, it's just an ant!

Nope, not even close. Different order.

Originally Posted by Earthling

Howdy Slim. Dont know about just like peppermint, but they did have a bit of a zap to their taste if I remember correctly...wasnt too bad at all, well worth a try of some good aussie bush tucker.

We used to buy salmon cured with crushed green tree ants, it was amazing. The chef kept the supplier a secret though so I'm not sure where to get it.

[slim6y]

haha... you're right they are different orders - stupid taxonomy!! Oh well, I was close - they used to be in the same order!

[Tirilia]

Woa, what cool lookin critters close up..

[Mark Newton]

Ants are an incredibly fascinating branch of invert to study....if only I could live more lifetimes..LOL...I primarily research the Scorpionida. In the SA mallee where I conduct most of my scorp research there are in excess of 300 described species of ant.... A couple of Myrmecia I have photographed for you - from the Mt Lofty Ranges, SA....enjoy!!

[reptilegirl_jordan]

weird....ants scare me

[Mark Newton]

Originally Posted by reptilegirl_jordan

weird....ants scare me

why ..weird???

[reptilegirl_jordan]

Originally Posted by Mark Newton

why ..weird???

oh not as in your weird,just weird as in iv never seen people keep ants as pets,ants are kinda interesting,i just get scared on them hehe

[wood_nymph]

do u have any pics of the whole colony? i love the tunnel systems they make