Today, while trying to take my Christmas tree down, I learned that at some point during the last few weeks, it became home to a colony of green ants. I'm now covered in bites and terrified to go anywhere near it. FML
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Today, I followed my neighbor's advice and sprayed Sprite on my Christmas tree because it will "make it live longer." I just came downstairs to find my Christmas tree covered in ants. FML
Today, my family and I went Christmas tree shopping. My husband and I were walking around when I saw the perfect tree. Excited, we immediately bought it. When we got home and set it up, I realized it came with a present: termites. FML
Today, after losing a battle with ants in my apartment, I just pulled one off that was biting me in the vagina. FML
Today, we brought our Christmas tree inside to decorate. We decorated it, then went out to dinner as a family. Returning 2 hours later, we came back to find our living room to be occupied. Not with people. The tree had been filled with baby spiders, and they were all over the living room. FML
Today, a colony of ants announced that they'd moved into my bedroom closet as I went to get dressed for work. FML
Today, despite putting all the food in the fridge, taking all the rubbish outside, cleaning the house top to bottom and setting up bait, we're still dealing with a bloody huge ant problem. I've now got a rash all over from being bitten while I sleep. FML
Today, I sprayed down some ants in my house. In the sea of ant corpses was a single living ant seemingly cradling a dead one in its arms. I'm convinced I just became the villain in an epic tragedy. Now I have to live with my ant problem because I can't bear to tear another family apart. FML
Today, my house was the only house left that still had its Christmas lights up, so I decided to take them down. Almost done, my fingers brushed over a spiderweb. Startled, I jumped off the ladder and broke my shoulder. Oh, and the spider still managed to stay on my hand, giving me a panic attack. FML
Today, I kept finding ants crawling all over my face. After a while, I realized that they were all coming from my beard. I have had a population of ants living in my beard. FML
Today, I decided to take a nap in the park. I found a nice shady spot and closed my eyes. When I woke up, I realized I had fallen asleep on an ant hill. My entire body was riddled with ants. FML
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Angelrose2004 17
That's what happens when you listen to your neighbor and spray your tree with sprite.
clancey6 4
You know what that means.. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ALLLL YEAR ROUND!!
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Comments (106)
dddtom 8
Your not meant to take your tree down until the 5th of January anyway maybe the ants are a sign to make sure you take it down on the right day, to give you luck for next year
FailSnail 4
Okay, OP is Australian, in Australia there are these ants that are of a decent size(for ants) that in the sun have a green shine to them(similar to 'beetle green feathering on birds)Any how, they are known to most people as 'Green Ants' because they appear green. They have a very painful sting that is mostly a problem in children as they roll around in the grass more often than adults. Though once you get stung as an adult/teen/youngadult you are quickly reminded as to why you cried as a small child. They hurt like HELL. I think thats it. I don't blame OP for not wanting to go near the tree, they're mean things, also our trees down, so are our lights. it's time for New Years not Christmas
Alexweber929 14
Throw a sheet over it and take it outside
theboss87 10
At least they were holiday colored...
Ozxkar 6
If the ants are green they definitely work for the Grinch.
kemando 22
Go artificial. Better for the environment, cleaner, lighter, more efficient, and no bugs.
djinnyf 12
Put some Ant-be-gone nearby and wait a day or two...
5HAD0W 4
Use cinnamon. Ants hate cinnamon.
lksdliz 9
Lasso that antfested tree and drag it outside!
Snowcones 14
Did you happen to spray the tree with Sprite a while ago?