tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post8835585717037423376..comments2023-05-08T21:42:05.380-04:00Comments on Blue Jay Barrens: Ant Hill Fixer-UpperSteve Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-77218945572119835582011-09-15T20:33:19.279-04:002011-09-15T20:33:19.279-04:00Thanks for the idea, James. I hadn't thought ...Thanks for the idea, James. I hadn't thought of that. The death of the parasites after a couple of years could explain the ants reclaiming the mound.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-12436905631409047672011-09-14T14:11:21.939-04:002011-09-14T14:11:21.939-04:00Sometimes animals desert a nest or den to evade pa...Sometimes animals desert a nest or den to evade parasites. Maybe ants, too.James C. Tragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843481778096677426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-9161951784662796512011-04-11T20:26:27.878-04:002011-04-11T20:26:27.878-04:00Right, Lois. I have yet to add Rubber Tree Plant ...Right, Lois. I have yet to add Rubber Tree Plant to my Blue Jay Barrens flora list.<br /><br />Hi, Tricia. I haven't figured out why they abandon a nest. I have a nest behind my barn that has been abandoned and recolonized four times. The third time it was a species of large black ant that used the mound. The mound stays active for two of three years and then stays empty for about the same amount of time. There are nearby mounds that have been active for more than 20 years.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-47704738883865727492011-04-11T09:00:46.683-04:002011-04-11T09:00:46.683-04:00Why do you think they abandon mounds? I had a few...Why do you think they abandon mounds? I had a few of these on my place, then there was one now it seems to be abandoned as well. I wish they would come back.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399048310365089347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-82491391409303589232011-04-11T08:23:59.737-04:002011-04-11T08:23:59.737-04:00They have high hopes. High apple pie hopes. ;)They have high hopes. High apple pie hopes. ;)Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.com