What type of ant is this?

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warwickl
warwickl
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 2:12pm
Its about 5mm long and the light pinkish colour is almost clear in sun light.
It's making nests in our timber deck and likes surface spray.
Any advice appreciated.
knot board
knot board
QLD
1241 posts
QLD, 1241 posts
17 Jan 2021 1:33pm
This should be good, I'll start....

Deviant

Defendant

Tyrant ?
Mr Milk
Mr Milk
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 2:40pm
Antidisestablishmentarianist
Crusoe
Crusoe
QLD
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17 Jan 2021 1:49pm
If it like surface spray it must be a resistant. A better photo may get better responses.
hilly
hilly
WA
8133 posts
WA, 8133 posts
17 Jan 2021 12:28pm
Dead ant, dead ant........
Craig66
Craig66
NSW
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NSW, 2466 posts
17 Jan 2021 6:06pm
hilly said..
Dead ant, dead ant........


Bat Ant ????
Chris_M
Chris_M
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2132 posts
17 Jan 2021 3:15pm
Put it in some water, if it floats, its a buoy ant
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 6:25pm



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actiomax
actiomax
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 7:06pm
Living on your deck makes them a tenant.
knot board
knot board
QLD
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17 Jan 2021 6:12pm
actiomax said..
Living on your deck makes them a tenant.


That's gold
warwickl
warwickl
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 7:14pm
actiomax said..
Living on your deck makes them a tenant.


No I have no chance of getting rid of them as protected by Fair Trading
Pitbull
Pitbull
WA
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17 Jan 2021 4:18pm
Resistant to spray. Probably took an antidote.
hilly
hilly
WA
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17 Jan 2021 4:45pm
hilly said..
Dead ant, dead ant........


For those who did not get it old dad joke. What did the pink panther say when he stood on an ant?

warwickl
warwickl
NSW
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17 Jan 2021 9:05pm
Nothing suggested so far has worked but I have had a laugh.
cauncy
cauncy
WA
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17 Jan 2021 6:15pm
It's a CANT
Rails
Rails
QLD
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18 Jan 2021 3:01am
warwickl said..
Its about 5mm long and the light pinkish colour is almost clear in sun light.
It's making nests in our timber deck and likes surface spray.
Any advice appreciated.


Probs Carpenter ant mate - fantasticservicesgroup.com.au/blog/how-to-get-rid-of-carpenter-ants/
elmo
elmo
WA
8896 posts
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18 Jan 2021 8:07am
If this stuff doesn't kill them, shift house
www.bunnings.com.au/basf-amdro-170g-granular-ant-bait_p2963666

Bit expensive but very effective, covering a 5c piece is more than enough for a nest

Only stuff which kills of the tiny little introduced bastards we get here
Ben1973
Ben1973
1008 posts
1008 posts
18 Jan 2021 8:46am
Try this, we had various types of ants trying to take over our house, put this down and a couple of weeks later you start finding very drunk looking or dead ants everywhere. Even kills carpenters. The trick is not to kill the alive ones you see walking around, hard not to do when they parade across the floor by the thousand
www.amazon.com/TERRO-T300-Liquid-Ant-Baits/dp/B000HJBKMQ
Macroscien
Macroscien
QLD
6809 posts
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18 Jan 2021 11:15am
After spending already hundreds on antkilla products I found that all ants love to eat borax. Cheap from Bunnings, $8 a kilo. Mix with some water, sugar, honey and flour. Looks like not very healthy product for any ants.
japie
japie
NSW
7146 posts
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18 Jan 2021 12:22pm
Have a watch of this. The whole talk is really interesting but ants feature at 12:50

www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare


warwickl
warwickl
NSW
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18 Jan 2021 1:27pm
Now I have some weapons thanks guys.
Now I should be able to stop the ants laughing at the earlier funny (well almost) comments
JulianRoss
JulianRoss
WA
544 posts
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18 Jan 2021 11:58am
warwickl said..
Now I have some weapons thanks guys.
Now I should be able to stop the ants laughing at the earlier funny (well almost) comments


So you found an antidote?
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
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18 Jan 2021 3:20pm
Looks a bit too Fire ant like for my liking.
Poida
Poida
WA
1922 posts
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18 Jan 2021 3:45pm
boil the kettle, pour over the ants and into their nest if you can find it,
repeat until all dead.
warwickl
warwickl
NSW
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18 Jan 2021 6:57pm
Agree they do look like fire ants but no sign of a nest or mound.
Also we sit on the deck and I have been in close contact without been bitten
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
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18 Jan 2021 7:05pm
You could burn them out.......
but if they are fire ants, they may be fire retardant.
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2575 posts
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18 Jan 2021 7:10pm
lotofwind said..
You could burn them out.......
but if they are fire ants, they may be fire retardant.


That's just decadant
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4950 posts
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18 Jan 2021 6:11pm
So many dad jokes , I'm in heaven
woko
woko
NSW
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18 Jan 2021 9:21pm
Ant that the truth
Tonz
Tonz
525 posts
525 posts
18 Jan 2021 6:29pm
on a previous block down here we had bull ants. Tried all sorts of remedies, finally poured kerosene down the holes, was about 3 litres then lit a match. Fair go trees were catching fire spontaneously 5 days later. but we got rid of the sods.
so funny to see smoke coming out of the sports oval next door.
elmo
elmo
WA
8896 posts
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18 Jan 2021 7:39pm
Waiting in antici-----pation for the solution
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