Ant Enthusiast Gifts

'I hurt my back last week, so I've been put on 'Light Duty' for a couple of weeks...'

'I hurt my back last week, so I've been put on 'Light Duty' for a couple of weeks...'

A bridge too far

'Watch your step. I lost my footing on these dang paving stones.'

'Get up, you idiot! That's not our Queen, it's only Fat Bob.'

'You're right. Carrying 8 times our own body weight isn't that impressive at all.'

'Of course they look like ants. These are ant hills.'

Employee of the month.

'You want to take it easy with those Jeff, I did my thorax in last week.'

'Oh, I don't need to worry about child rearing or childcare: I have thousands of workers to do that...'

"Now, why didn't we think of that?"

'Hey, do we even need these tunnels? What if we're just doing this to amuse these people?'

'Your attention everybody! -- There's a 'severe foot watch' in effect until four o'clock this afternoon.'

'Don't get me wrong - heaven's fine. But to be honest, I still feel reincarnation somewhere higher up the food-chain would have been fairer.'

"I told you we had to leave earlier."

'Back away slowly...'

'Life on the farm just wasn't for me.'

'Well, the rent is a bit more expensive than usual because there are only 1 327 482 other tenants...'

'No no no, we can't help ourselves first: We have to take everything back to the colony!'

'I think he's making a big fuss over losing a couple of lousy legs.'

'With so many soldiers in the colony, a military coup was bound to happen...'

'Aunt Clara! Buddie's ant farm is raiding the banana pudding!'

Check with guard before entering plant.

Building Sandcastles.

Who Would Have Thunk It?

'I told you before, George, never mess with a kid who's got tweezers.'

'I'm very sorry, the tests have shown you're not a Queen: You can't have babies...'

'I was working on little Billy's ant-farm, but lately, he's been more interested in computer games...'

'Skip the farm - how much for just the ants?'

'These tropical fish are too relaxing. Let's replace them with an ant farm.'

Career options for ants.

Rookie Mistake

"I love my job: The nest is so crowded, being a scout gives me a chance to savour a bit of solitude..."

"How come Allegheny mound ants cost more than field ants or Pharaoh ants?"

Ants with nuclear power